19801229078009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Cleveland, TX · December 29, 1980

Date
December 29, 1980 · 07:00 local
Place
Cleveland, TX
Airport
Duke Farms
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9059D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRA12
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total557 in this make and model33 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.

Fire in rudder pedal area on takeoff. Aborted, ran off side of runway. Destroyedby fire. Possible fuel leak.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN RUDDER PEDAL AREA ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED, RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. DESTROYEDBY FIRE. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK.

NTSB investigation

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