- Date
- April 1, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hazlehurst, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1360HPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820401007419A
- Case key
- 70993
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot made a successful precautionary landing after becoming disoriented due to problems with his communication and navigation radios. After finding out his location he attempted to depart from a soft field covered with tall grass that was approximately 1500 feet long. The pilot reported that the aircraft accelerated to about 50 knots and climbed about 4 feet before contacting a wire fence and subsequently a barn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1360H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 28-7725142
- Airframe hours
- 3,001
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Florida Institute Of Technolog
- Registered owner
- F.I.T. Aviation, Incorporated
- Departed
- Tallahassee, FL
- Destination
- Savannah, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 125 total · 49 in this make and model · 49 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.