# Accident 19800614022129A: Piper PA31350, Brenton Island, LA, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brenton Island, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N27896 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,315 total, 441 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614022129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAKEOFF ON A NARROW BEACH. STRUCK LOG AVOIDING PEOPLE. DAMAGED ELEVATOR. UNABLE TO CONTROL. CRASHED IN SURF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DRD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD41), Jun 14, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N27896), Venice, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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