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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Palmer, MA · June 15, 1986

Date
June 15, 1986 · 11:00 local
Place
Palmer, MA
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1866T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA152
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total13 in this make and model16 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.

Climbed at high pitch after liftoff and drifted off runway heading. Pushed forward on yoke, settled in soft ground.

As the FAA filed it

CLIMBED AT HIGH PITCH AFTER LIFTOFF AND DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY HEADING. PUSHED FORWARD ON YOKE, SETTLED IN SOFT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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