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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Port Mansfield, TX · June 29, 1983

Date: June 29, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place: Port Mansfield, TX
Airport: Charles R Johnson
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N39589
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA305
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,387 total23 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N39589Registration cancelled May 12, 1989 · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R7887113 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T

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What happened

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

Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft ran off end of runway through a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY THROUGH A 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.

NTSB FTW83LA305Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Mansfield, TXAccording to the plt, the nose gear position light flickered & the nose gear unsafe light illuminated, just prior to rotation. He reportedly aborted the takeoff at that time, but was unable to stop before going off the end of the rwy at 65 to 70 KTS. As the…Jun 29, 1983 · Substantial damage