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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Leesburg, OH · August 18, 2012

Date
August 18, 2012 · 17:15 local
Place
Leesburg, OH
Airport
Donner Field Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1845J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA569
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
531 total209 in this make and model2 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.

The aircraft departed eastbound from airport OH28 and contacted trees approximately 700 feet from the departure end of runway 09. Two people were aboard. Both sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EASTBOUND FROM AIRPORT OH28 AND CONTACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09. TWO PEOPLE WERE ABOARD. BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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