19820508014229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Medicine Bow, WY · May 8, 1982

Date
May 8, 1982 · 15:30 local
Place
Medicine Bow, WY
Airport
Medicine Bow
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6994C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DA081
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,690 total500 in this make and model180 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 attempted takeoff from muddy runway with high density altitude. Plane crashed through fence at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM MUDDY RUNWAY WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. PLANE CRASHED THROUGH FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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