19800801033059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Kalamazoo, MI · August 1, 1980

Date
August 1, 1980 · 21:30 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6838W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEM38
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
207 total200 in this make and model29 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.

Pilot delayed aborting takeoff and ran through fence at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DELAYED ABORTING TAKEOFF AND RAN THROUGH FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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