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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Charles City, IA · March 31, 1981

Date
March 31, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Charles City, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6924P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCD12
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
332 total111 in this make and model52 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.

Tried to take off with squall line passing over airport. Lost control, skidded sideways off runway.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH SQUALL LINE PASSING OVER AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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