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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Taylorsville, KY · June 12, 2016

Date: June 12, 2016 · 17:00 local
Place: Taylorsville, KY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N42JA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA212
Reported as: Piper PA-28RT-201
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total

N42JARegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-7918110 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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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 attempted departure from the turf runway at the little mount airport (7KY3). Adequate accelleration for sustained flight was not obtained during the takeoff roll. The aircraft crashed off the departure end of the runway, coming to rest inverted at the bottom of a creek valley, approximately 500 feet below the airstrip and approximately 250 yards from the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM THE TURF RUNWAY AT THE LITTLE MOUNT AIRPORT (7KY3). ADEQUATE ACCELLERATION FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT WAS NOT OBTAINED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST INVERTED AT THE BOTTOM OF A CREEK VALLEY, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BELOW THE AIRSTRIP AND APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA16LA212Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorsville, KYThe pilot's improper decision to continue a takeoff with a partial loss of engine power that occurred early in the takeoff roll. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined because postaccident fire damage to the engine precluded…Jun 12, 2016 · Destroyed