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| Date: | Saturday 28 July 1984 |
| Time: | 08:36 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Aurora |
| Registration: | N36219 |
| MSN: | 32R-7885173 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2108 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandwich, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Oshkosh, WI (OSH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH 7 PASSENGERS IN A SIX PLACE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS 187 LBS OVER GROSS WT AND 1.54 INCHES OUT OF AFT C.G. THE PILOT TOOKOFF DOWNWIND AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40218
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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