19870726038209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A · Aransas Pass, TX · July 26, 1987

Date
July 26, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place
Aransas Pass, TX
Airport
Aransas Pass
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N321AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA178
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
391 total55 in this make and model42 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.

Lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff roll. Departed runway. Collided with a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. DEPARTED RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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