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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ5 · Newburyport, MA · April 23, 1991

Date
April 23, 1991 · 11:55 local
Place
Newburyport, MA
Airport
Plum Island Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35826
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91FA120
Reported as
Piper STCJ5
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Strong surface winds damaged aileron bellcrank while tied down. Pilot failed note on preflight. Crashed on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG SURFACE WINDS DAMAGED AILERON BELLCRANK WHILE TIED DOWN. PILOT FAILED NOTE ON PREFLIGHT. CRASHED ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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