19831204060929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Lakeland, FL · December 4, 1983

Date
December 4, 1983 · 14:46 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4115K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84FA040
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,550 total600 in this make and model60 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.

Aircraft crashed out of control during takeoff on first flight of aircraft. Aileron cables were connected backwards

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ON FIRST FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT. AILERON CABLES WERE CONNECTED BACKWARDS

NTSB investigation

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