19870531035139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3L-65 · Mercer, PA · May 31, 1987

Date
May 31, 1987 · 18:00 local
Place
Mercer, PA
Airport
Nelsons Run
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38346
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA157
Reported as
Piper J3L65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total700 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Settled into trees at end of runway after liftoff. Pilot blamed a downdraft for the inability to remain airborne.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY AFTER LIFTOFF. PILOT BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT FOR THE INABILITY TO REMAIN AIRBORNE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N38346 · 1

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