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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA36285 · Cheneyville, LA · May 28, 1985

Date: May 28, 1985 · 08:30 local
Place: Cheneyville, LA
Airport: Lyles Flying
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9907P
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW85LA234
Reported as: Piper PA36285
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,949 total2,710 in this make and model80 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.

Early liftoff on a downwind takeoff. Impacted ground in flat attitude during stall recovery.

As the FAA filed it

EARLY LIFTOFF ON A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. IMPACTED GROUND IN FLAT ATTITUDE DURING STALL RECOVERY.

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 FTW85LA234Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCheneyville, LAThe plt stated he had attempted to take off in a left quartering tailwind with a 1200 lb load of seed rice. Witnesses stated that the acft began a shallow turn and the nose dropped. The plt regained control of the acft, but it contacted the ground in a level…May 28, 1985 · Substantial damage