MIA77FKT29

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · W.Boynton Bch, FL · March 11, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1977
Place
W.Boynton Bch, FL · W.BOYNTON BCH, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8935LPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
157821

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2007  77/3/11    W.BOYNTON BCH,FL    PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0640                    N8935L              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     1412 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - D.M AIRSPRAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.BOYNTON BCH,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- WING CAUGHT TALL GRASS ADJ TO STRIP.TKOF LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO AVOID HOLES.NO LOAD ABOARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8935L
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
D.M Airspray

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.