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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Iliamna, AK · July 29, 1981

Date
July 29, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Airport
Iliamna
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8542N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG62
Reported as
Piper PA28235
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
228 total150 in this make and model70 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.

Gust of wind struck airplane on liftoff. Wing hit ground, airplane cartwheeled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

GUST OF WIND STRUCK AIRPLANE ON LIFTOFF. WING HIT GROUND, AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8542N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.