# Accident 19830829044749A: Piper PA60600A, Florala, AL, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Florala, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1194° N, 88.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1194&lon=-88.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139TS-1989-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,616 total, 430 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829044749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A SURGING ENGINE. LOST CONTROL BY ABRUPT BRAKE AND POWER USE. HIT A CULVERT OFF RUNWAY

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA343), Aug 29, 1983: Smith, Ted Aerostar 600-A (N139TS), Florala, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N139TS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781008029879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008029879I), Oct 8, 1978: Piper 600ASMITH (N139TS), Stevensville, MD. Pilot had misunderstanding with ATC regarding departure clearance. Controller used non standard phrazeology.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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