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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · St Joseph, MO · December 19, 1981

Date
December 19, 1981 · 06:53 local
Place
St Joseph, MO
Airport
Rosecrans
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33574
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DCG13
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total2 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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VFR pilot took off with intention to climb above ground fog. Lost runway lights, aborted and flew into ground.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT TOOK OFF WITH INTENTION TO CLIMB ABOVE GROUND FOG. LOST RUNWAY LIGHTS, ABORTED AND FLEW INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N33574 · 1

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