19840323042509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Woodstock, GA · March 23, 1984

Date
March 23, 1984 · 13:13 local
Place
Woodstock, GA
Airport
Air Acres
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4809S
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FA129
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,498 total670 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine malfunction during takeoff caused crash along extended runway centerline. Water found in right fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF CAUSED CRASH ALONG EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. WATER FOUND IN RIGHT FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

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