19811003065059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Akron, CO · October 3, 1981

Date
October 3, 1981 · 21:50 local
Place
Akron, CO
Airport
Akron
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3900W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FTE01
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
424 total11 in this make and model22 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.

Unable to see last half of runway lights due to slope of runway. Drifted off alignment on premature liftoff,crashed

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SEE LAST HALF OF RUNWAY LIGHTS DUE TO SLOPE OF RUNWAY. DRIFTED OFF ALIGNMENT ON PREMATURE LIFTOFF,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.