19891104046529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Marietta, OK · November 4, 1989

Date: November 4, 1989 · 21:45 local
Place: Marietta, OK
Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N536SF
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW90LA022
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 245 total

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What happened

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

Took off up hill and downwind.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF UP HILL AND DOWNWIND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW90LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarietta, OKThe pilot's use of the wrong runway for takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: the tailwind and rising terrain beyond the departure end of the runway.Nov 5, 1989 · Substantial damage