What happened
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(-23) N3034A, Piper lance PA-32 IFR, crashed on takeoff from Porter county airport, Valparaiso, Indiana (vpz) off rw 36. On climb out to the north, banked to left impacting the ground southwest and coming to rest in the back yard of a private residence at 1917Z, 1215 CST. Two persons were on board and both received serious injuries. The a/c was destroyed. (.19) on April 19, 2002, at 1218 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, N3034A, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from runway 36 (4,000 feet by 75 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Porter county airport, Valparaiso, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and his single passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and had the intended destination of the detroit metropolitan wayne county airport, detroit, Michigan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N3034A, PIPER LANCE PA-32 IFR, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM PORTER COUNTY AIRPORT, VALPARAISO, INDIANA (VPZ) OFF RW 36. ON CLIMB OUT TO THE NORTH, BANKED TO LEFT IMPACTING THE GROUND SOUTHWEST AND COMING TO REST IN THE BACK YARD OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AT 1917Z, 1215 CST. TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD AND BOTH RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED. (.19) ON APRIL 19, 2002, AT 1218 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32RT-300T, N3034A, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 (4,000 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE PORTER COUNTY AIRPORT, VALPARAISO, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
NTSB investigation
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