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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Pecan Island, LA · August 22, 1984

Date: August 22, 1984 · 19:30 local
Place: Pecan Island, LA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N44307
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84LA362
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 232 total176 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot started to abort takeoff and then decided to continue. Aircraft hit tree 15 feet above ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STARTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AND THEN DECIDED TO CONTINUE. AIRCRAFT HIT TREE 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW84LA362Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPecan Island, LADue to the wet condition of the sod strip the plt used only the last 1,000 ft of the strip for the takeoff. During the roll he felt that insufficient rwy remained and initiated an aborted takeoff. Unable to stop however the plt resumed the attempted takeoff.…Aug 23, 1984 · Substantial damage