19870420010549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Byron Center, MI · April 20, 1987

Date
April 20, 1987 · 08:20 local
Place
Byron Center, MI
Airport
South Kent
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5593J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA115
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
258 total57 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The aircraft struck trees during an aborted takeoff. Pilot over rotated and the aircraft failed to become airborne.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. PILOT OVER ROTATED AND THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5593J · 1

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