19870419010649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Lehighton, PA · April 19, 1987

Date
April 19, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Lehighton, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N43758
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA128
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
533 total13 in this make and model1 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.

Aborted takeoff when a wind gust was encountered. Unable to stop on the wet turf and went off runway into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED. UNABLE TO STOP ON THE WET TURF AND WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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