19831021056789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Arlington, TN · October 21, 1983

Date
October 21, 1983 · 23:30 local
Place
Arlington, TN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35280
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA027
Reported as
Piper J5A
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total0 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.

Struck a post and fence on takeoff. Dark night and IMC. Conflict as to who was the pilot. Alcohol involvement.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POST AND FENCE ON TAKEOFF. DARK NIGHT AND IMC. CONFLICT AS TO WHO WAS THE PILOT. ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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