19810527029859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Leland, IA · May 27, 1981

Date
May 27, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Leland, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4431J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCD19
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
916 total32 in this make and model46 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.

Non-pilot passenger closed throttle on takeoff. Ran off end of runway. Believed pilot was aborting takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

NON-PILOT PASSENGER CLOSED THROTTLE ON TAKEOFF. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. BELIEVED PILOT WAS ABORTING TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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