19800614019599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tower, MN · June 14, 1980

Date
June 14, 1980 · 08:00 local
Place
Tower, MN
Airport
Tower Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4774L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DER48
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
476 total360 in this make and model13 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.

Struck trees on climbout. Used incorrect short field procedures.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. USED INCORRECT SHORT FIELD PROCEDURES.

NTSB investigation

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