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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Culver, IN · July 7, 1986

Date
July 7, 1986 · 07:45 local
Place
Culver, IN
Airport
Fleet
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N32858
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA165
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
307 total42 in this make and model72 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 settled into trees during takeoff. No mechanical problems found. Suspect density altitude a factor.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES DURING TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. SUSPECT DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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