- Date
- December 25, 1982, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Nelly'S Ford, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N32804Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821225066789A
- Case key
- 71957
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff roll the aircraft swerved to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder but was not able to straighten the aircraft. The pilot reduced the power and applied brakes. The aircraft collided with a fence at the end of the runway. Fifteen knot left, gusty crosswinds were reported at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32804
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525114
- Airframe hours
- 1,771
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sunrise Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sunrise Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- Nelly'S Ford, VA
- Destination
- Nelly'S Ford, VA
- Airport
- Rockfish Airpark
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 101 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 156 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.