19851218062969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Lake City, FL · December 18, 1985

Date
December 18, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Lake City, FL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5547J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA045
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total40 in this make and model42 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.

The aircraft veered into a fence during takeoff from a road. Engine sputtered and pilot lost directional control.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A FENCE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. ENGINE SPUTTERED AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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