19811019068219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Avalon, CA · October 19, 1981

Date
October 19, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Avalon
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40431
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUA02
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total84 in this make and model3 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 aborted takeoff too late and aircraft ran off end of runway and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF TOO LATE AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY 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.