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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28RT201 · Orlando, FL · July 22, 1987

Date
July 22, 1987 · 11:27 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Executive
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42921
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA212
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,473 total900 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

A wasp landed on the front seat passenger during takeoff. Passenger pushed on yoke causing pilot to abort and crash

As the FAA filed it

A WASP LANDED ON THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DURING TAKEOFF. PASSENGER PUSHED ON YOKE CAUSING PILOT TO ABORT AND CRASH

NTSB investigation

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