- Date
- May 22, 1981
- Place
- Groveland, FL · GROVELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1887HPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810522028119A
- Case key
- 125469
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1155 81/5/22 NR.GROVELAND,FL PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1386 TIME - 1450 N1887H PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KLINGER AERO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROVELAND,FL PALATKA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- PLT STATED-HELD BRAKES TIL HALF PWR,RLSD,PWR SEEMED NORMAL.2040FT RWY.CMPTD TKOF DIST APRX 1150FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1887H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Klinger Aero
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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