19831001055219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav L20A · Titusville, FL · October 1, 1983

Date
October 1, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Arthur Dunn
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31339
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA001
Reported as
Dhav L20A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R98539
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total500 in this make and model50 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.

Aircraft struck cab of pickup truck during takeoff with 8 parachute jumpers aboard.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK CAB OF PICKUP TRUCK DURING TAKEOFF WITH 8 PARACHUTE JUMPERS ABOARD.

NTSB investigation

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