19801012049709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · East Bend, NC · October 12, 1980

Date
October 12, 1980 · 16:30 local
Place
East Bend, NC
Airport
Indian Heap
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N805MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80DKM28
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
66 total7 in this make and model22 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 control of airplane on takeoff in strong gusty wind, drifted off runway struck ground nose down attitude.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF IN STRONG GUSTY WIND, DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY STRUCK GROUND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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