19810315010229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Bethany, MO · March 15, 1981

Date
March 15, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Bethany, MO
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4786A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCG24
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total115 in this make and model10 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.

Strong crosswind gust overturned airplane at start of takeoff roll. Crosswind exceeded crosswind component.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG CROSSWIND GUST OVERTURNED AIRPLANE AT START OF TAKEOFF ROLL. CROSSWIND EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

NTSB investigation

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