# Accident 19840822042819A: Piper PA28151, Pecan Island, LA, August 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pecan Island, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9998° N, 92.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9998&lon=-92.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44307 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 176 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA362), Aug 23, 1984: Piper PA28-151 (N44307), Pecan Island, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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