19841121064409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R201T · Anchorage, AK · November 21, 1984

Date
November 21, 1984 · 12:48 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83645
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85FA023
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
535 total55 in this make and model53 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.

Autopilot inadvertently left on. Could not rotate, aborted takeoff, slid off end of icy runway, hit tree, ground.

As the FAA filed it

AUTOPILOT INADVERTENTLY LEFT ON. COULD NOT ROTATE, ABORTED TAKEOFF, SLID OFF END OF ICY RUNWAY, HIT TREE, 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.