19800601017709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Little River, CA · June 1, 1980

Date
June 1, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Little River, CA
Airport
Mendocino Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8189N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVD26
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
169 total27 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Became airborne. Hit trees. Airplane lacks differential braking.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. BECAME AIRBORNE. HIT TREES. AIRPLANE LACKS DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.