MIA80FKT41

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-36 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · May 29, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1980
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4169EPiper PA-36
Status
Completed · report January 9, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800529016499A
Case key
130582

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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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3-3129  80/5/29    FT.LAUDERDALE,FL    PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2600
        TIME - 1430                    N4169E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            PRT O SPAIN,TRINIDAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- SVCD W 330GALS FUEL.OBSD IN STEEP CLB ATTITUDE DRG TKOF.CRASHED 550FT FM START PT.WND GSTG 20KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4169E
Reported as
Piper PA-36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Executive

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