19840118000879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Beckley, WV · January 18, 1984

Date
January 18, 1984 · 13:48 local
Place
Beckley, WV
Airport
Raleigh Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8461H
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA085
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
752 total257 in this make and model72 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.

Pilot attempted takeoff on snow covered runway. Snow was too deep and aircraft ran off runway into snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. SNOW WAS TOO DEEP AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK.

NTSB investigation

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