19810403015929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Waterloo, IA · April 3, 1981

Date
April 3, 1981 · 07:45 local
Place
Waterloo, IA
Airport
Oppold
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36150
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCD13
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,328 total14 in this make and model12 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.

Pilot unfamiliar in aircraft. Faled to rotate on takeoff roll. Aborted late, struck ditch off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNFAMILIAR IN AIRCRAFT. FALED TO ROTATE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED LATE, STRUCK DITCH OFF END OF 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.