19870508015339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Butler, AL · May 8, 1987

Date
May 8, 1987 · 15:45 local
Place
Butler, AL
Airport
Butler Choctaw County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8024L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA134
Reported as
Piper PA11
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total25 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on climbout when a side gust of wind raised a wing. Crashed along side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT WHEN A SIDE GUST OF WIND RAISED A WING. CRASHED ALONG SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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