19810103000189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Fink, TX · January 3, 1981

Date
January 3, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Fink, TX
Airport
Hi Tex
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2523L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FPA05
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total3 in this make and model6 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.

Unable to climb on liftoff from short grass runway. Struck trees off end of runwa. Possible downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON LIFTOFF FROM SHORT GRASS RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES OFF END OF RUNWA. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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