NYC80FFJ07

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38 · Weedsport, NY · May 18, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1980
Place
Weedsport, NY · WEEDSPORT, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2483APiper PA-38
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800518019209A
Case key
130719

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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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3-0858  80/5/18    WEEDSPORT,NY        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2483A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 1156 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            427 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITFORDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEEDSPORT,NY                ENDICOTT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N2483A
Reported as
Piper PA-38
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whitfords

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2483A · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.