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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Coalinga, CA · October 28, 1990

Date: October 28, 1990 · 18:40 local
Place: Coalinga, CA
Airport: Coalinga Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6804P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 760 total500 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N6804PRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1937 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Hit a windsock on takeoff. Appears pilot attempted to lift aircraft off before attaining proper flying speed.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A WINDSOCK ON TAKEOFF. APPEARS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AIRCRAFT OFF BEFORE ATTAINING PROPER FLYING SPEED.