- Date
- October 3, 1981
- Place
- Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3900WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811003065059A
- Case key
- 123125
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3222 81/10/3 AKRON,CO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 429 TIME - 2150 N3900W PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON,CO BOULDER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- 32FT CHANGE IN RWY ELEVATION,MOST OCCURRING IN 1ST HALF OF RWY 27.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3900W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akron
N3900WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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