- Date
- April 25, 1984, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bluffton, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N83088Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12586
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Aborted takeoff - attemptedCause
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt was attempting a takeoff on a country road. He stated that during the takeoff he noticed the acft was not set-up for a short field takeoff so he decided to abort. During the takeoff abort the acft struck a tree alongside the road and the the acft swerved off the right side of the road.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83088
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288116096
- Airframe hours
- 1,506
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ptm Co., Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 9, 1984 · 55 hours before
- Airport
- C40 · Miller
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 544 total · 544 in this make and model · 460 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg