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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A · Palmer, AK · August 14, 1980

Date
August 14, 1980 · 19:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2FD
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG96
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,057 total875 in this make and model63 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.

Engine lost power on takeoff. Aborted. Struck trees at end of runway. Unable to determine cause due to fire damage.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. STRUCK TREES AT END OF RUNWAY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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