19850713031099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Middletown, DE · July 13, 1985

Date
July 13, 1985 · 19:15 local
Place
Middletown, DE
Airport
Summit Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8577P
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO85LA058
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540E1A5
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Engine quit on takeoff. Hit wires trying for open field. Leveled prior ground impact. Wing hit bounced backwards.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. HIT WIRES TRYING FOR OPEN FIELD. LEVELED PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. WING HIT BOUNCED BACKWARDS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8577P · 1

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