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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Sturgis, SD · August 9, 1990

Date
August 9, 1990 · 19:35 local
Place
Sturgis, SD
Airport
Sturgis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15803
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA224
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total14 in this make and model11 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.

Blown off runway trying to depart into turbulence. Strong shifting winds associated with approaching thunderstorm.

As the FAA filed it

BLOWN OFF RUNWAY TRYING TO DEPART INTO TURBULENCE. STRONG SHIFTING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM.

NTSB investigation

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