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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Dickson, TN · May 29, 1986

Date
May 29, 1986 · 03:50 local
Place
Dickson, TN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N260A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA147
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1J5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,022 total6 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft failed to clear trees on takeoff. Pitch trim found full nose down. Pilot failed to override controls.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF. PITCH TRIM FOUND FULL NOSE DOWN. PILOT FAILED TO OVERRIDE CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

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