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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Randall Murray RANDALL CUB · Berkley, MA · September 16, 2014

Date
September 16, 2014 · 10:35 local
Place
Berkley, MA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N235EC
Reported as
Randall Murray Randall CUB
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235-C2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot veered to the left while taking off. Aircraft hit trees at the edge of runway. Firewall damage. Pilot transported to hospital with minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT VEERED TO THE LEFT WHILE TAKING OFF. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AT THE EDGE OF RUNWAY. FIREWALL DAMAGE. PILOT TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.