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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Liberty, NC · April 8, 1983

Date
April 8, 1983 · 19:25 local
Place
Liberty, NC
Airport
Causey
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3918P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA156
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,524 total2,333 in this make and model17 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.

Failed to maintain runway alignment on dark night takeoff. Struck trees that bordered the runway.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON DARK NIGHT TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES THAT BORDERED THE 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.