What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N9765C(PA-28-200) piloted by privacy data omitted was departing runway 17 after back taxiing to utilize the full length at Seiling Airport(1S4) on August 1, 2020 with 3 passengers on board. During the takeoff roll, approximately 3/4 of the way down the runway the pilot aborted the takeoff. The pilot did not get the aircraft stopped in the remaining amount of runway. The aircraft went into the grass, down a ditch, over a road, through another ditch and impacted trees south of the runway. The aircraft came to rest approximately 160 feet south of the end of the runway in the trees on a 120 heading. The left wing of the aircraft was torn from the aircraft during the impact with a tree, the left gear broke away from the left wing and the other two gear collapsed. The left fuel tank was ruptured from the impact with a tree and all fuel in that tank drained on to the ground.
As the FAA filed it
N9765C(PA-28-200) PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 17 AFTER BACK TAXIING TO UTILIZE THE FULL LENGTH AT SEILING AIRPORT(1S4) ON AUGUST 1, 2020 WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT DID NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS, DOWN A DITCH, OVER A ROAD, THROUGH ANOTHER DITCH AND IMPACTED TREES SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET SOUTH OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE TREES ON A 120 HEADING. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE IMPACT WITH A TREE, THE LEFT GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE LEFT WING AND THE OTHER TWO GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED FROM THE IMPACT WITH A TREE AND ALL FUEL IN THAT TANK DRAINED ON TO THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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