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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Imperial, CA · June 22, 1982

Date
June 22, 1982 · 06:00 local
Place
Imperial, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9979P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUM07
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,981 total49 in this make and model25 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.

Crashed while attempting takeoff from wet, muddy field. Aborted takeoff but could not stop before hitting ditch.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM WET, MUDDY FIELD. ABORTED TAKEOFF BUT COULD NOT STOP BEFORE HITTING DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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