- Date
- May 13, 1979
- Place
- Linden, NC · LINDEN, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4399JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790513009269A
- Case key
- 135706
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1409 79/5/13 LINDEN,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 356 TIME - 1410 N4399J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SERLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDEN,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- 12INCH DEEP GRASS,STANDING WATER ON RWY.NOSE-HI,MUSHING,LEFT DRIFT AFTER LIFT-OFF,HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4399J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Serles
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.