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| Date: | Sunday 14 August 1988 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N979LA |
| MSN: | 32R7985072 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2268 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellsboro, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wellsboro, PA (N38) |
| Greenville, SC (7A1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A SECOND ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, THE FIRST BEING ABORTED, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN GROUND EFFECT INTO TALL GRASS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. CAUSE: THE PILOT ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF IN AN OVER GROSSED AIARCRAFT IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND FLEW OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO HIGH GRASS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26688
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 01-Feb-2018 12:43 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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