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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Rutland, VT · September 29, 1995

Date
September 29, 1995 · 14:55 local
Place
Rutland, VT
Airport
Rutland State
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3203Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC95LA230
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total

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What happened

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

Rough engine on takeoff. Got no higher than 10 feet AGL. Collided with a tree. No anomalies found. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. GOT NO HIGHER THAN 10 FEET AGL. COLLIDED WITH A TREE. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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