19830704033129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper L-21B · Vernon, AL · July 4, 1983

Date
July 4, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Vernon, AL
Airport
Lamar Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8056W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA276
Reported as
Piper L21B
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Aircraft left runway and flipped inverted during attempted takeoff by unauthorized user.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND FLIPPED INVERTED DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF BY UNAUTHORIZED USER.

NTSB investigation

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