- Date
- October 12, 1980
- Place
- Almira, WA · ALMIRA, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4527JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801012052009A
- Case key
- 127867
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3106 80/10/12 ALMIRA,WA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1230 N4527J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 60, 11700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 273 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J-Z DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALMIRA,WA WILBUR,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- ATTMPTD RUNNING TKOF FROM CURVING TAXIWAY LEADING TO RWY. MIST ON WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4527J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J-Z
N4527JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.