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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Abilene, TX · June 19, 1983

Date
June 19, 1983 · 07:30 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6303Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA284
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,112 total498 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rolled through a soft spot on the takeoff roll. Veered off the runway. Aborted takeoff but hit a telephone pole.

As the FAA filed it

ROLLED THROUGH A SOFT SPOT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF BUT HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.

NTSB investigation

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