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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Cheswold, DE · November 23, 1990

Date
November 23, 1990 · 18:10 local
Place
Cheswold, DE
Airport
Del Mar Ford Heliport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7400J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA036
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3

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What happened

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

Departed at night IMC VFR rated. Struck trees 600FT off end runway. Had begun low level turnout. No anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED AT NIGHT IMC VFR RATED. STRUCK TREES 600FT OFF END RUNWAY. HAD BEGUN LOW LEVEL TURNOUT. NO ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

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