# Accident 19970527011939A: Piper PA32300, Tinian, PS, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997
- Place: Tinian, PS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Aircraft: N4510X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527011939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOCKED ELEVATOR CONTROLS ON TAKEOFF, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA196), May 27, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N4510X), Tinian, Sark, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper takeoff abort. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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