19830716036119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Brandon, FL · July 16, 1983

Date
July 16, 1983 · 23:50 local
Place
Brandon, FL
Airport
Brandon
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6596J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA185
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
148 total84 in this make and model10 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.

Pilot lost visual reference during night takeoff, during attempt to abort. Aircraft hit fence and flipped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST VISUAL REFERENCE DURING NIGHT TAKEOFF, DURING ATTEMPT TO ABORT. AIRCRAFT HIT FENCE AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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