19850724038599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Worcester, MA · July 24, 1985

Date
July 24, 1985 · 19:31 local
Place
Worcester, MA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N999RH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA193
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,734 total80 in this make and model203 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.

Lost directional control after liftoff. Possible split flap condition exagerated by premature liftoff.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. POSSIBLE SPLIT FLAP CONDITION EXAGERATED BY PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

NTSB investigation

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