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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Billings, MT · August 5, 1983

Date
August 5, 1983 · 14:05 local
Place
Billings, MT
Airport
Billings
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N363VA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA185
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
667 total128 in this make and model58 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.

Unable to accelerate after liftoff. Aborted and landed gear up on remaining runway. Was 300 lbs over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED AND LANDED GEAR UP ON REMAINING RUNWAY. WAS 300 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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