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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Williamsburg, VA · April 4, 1983

Date
April 4, 1983 · 16:15 local
Place
Williamsburg, VA
Airport
Williamsburg Jame
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98362
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA151
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
91 total33 in this make and model9 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.

Lost control on aborting takeoff due to low airspeed reading. Ran into a ditch. Cover was still on the pitch probe.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON ABORTING TAKEOFF DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED READING. RAN INTO A DITCH. COVER WAS STILL ON THE PITCH PROBE.

NTSB investigation

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