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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Pietenpol · Lake Village, IN · July 5, 1997

Date
July 5, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place
Lake Village, IN
Airport
Lake Village Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46844
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA202
Reported as
Amtr Pietenpol
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total17 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Failed normal climb on takeoff. Settled. Aborted. High sink and impact on runway drove gear into cockpit. Flipped.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED NORMAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED. ABORTED. HIGH SINK AND IMPACT ON RUNWAY DROVE GEAR INTO COCKPIT. FLIPPED.

NTSB investigation

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