- Date
- April 26, 1980
- Place
- Okeechobee, FL · OKEECHOBEE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N44RERobertson PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800426010849A
- Case key
- 130814
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1015 80/4/26 NR.OKEECHOBEE,FL ROBERTSON PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6000 TIME - 1730 N44RE PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVER ACRES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKEECHOBEE,FL BARTOW,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- ROBERTSON STOL KIT INSTLD.R ROLL DRG FLAP RETRACTION.FND PAINT ON L FLAP TRACK,R PROP CTL-LOW RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44RE
- Reported as
- Robertson PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- River Acres
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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.