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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Canton, PA · March 28, 1981

Date
March 28, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Canton, PA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2918M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FA036
Reported as
Piper PA12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,428 total35 in this make and model55 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.

Made premature liftoff on farm field. Unable to climb out of ground effect. Struck a fence.

As the FAA filed it

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF ON FARM FIELD. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. STRUCK A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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