19860810038669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Douglasville, GA · August 10, 1986

Date
August 10, 1986 · 14:45 local
Place
Douglasville, GA
Airport
Pine Woods
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8340F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA217
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total30 in this make and model10 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 failed to climb after takeoff. Inexperienced pilot attempted operations at high density altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. INEXPERIENCED PILOT ATTEMPTED OPERATIONS AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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