Piper PA-38-112 N91353

Summary

On 4 October 1984 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N91353 was involved in an accident near Wauchula, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 October 1984 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wauchula, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Wauchula

Coordinates

27.5398, -81.7993

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N91353

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wauchula → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA85FA002

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT USED OUTDATED SECTIONAL CHART & LANDED AT AN OLD (CLOSED) AIRPORT, WHICH WAS NO LONGER MAINTAINED. ON DEPARTURE, USING SOFT FIELD PROCEDURES, ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY & BECAME AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT AT MINIMAL SPEED. PLT DETERMINED ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR OBSTACLES AT END OF RUNWAY AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. ACFT OVERRAN ARPT SURFACE AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FLAPS SET AT FULL DOWN, GRASS ON RUNWAY 10 TO 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.