ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370804
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| Date: | Friday 1 July 1988 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Rex Miller Flying Service |
| Registration: | N1954H |
| MSN: | 32R-7780208 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Akron, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Utica, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FOR UTICA AND WATERTOWN, NEW YORK. DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT AND DID NOT THINK THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND DURING THIS PROCEDURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 300 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT RESULTED IN A DELAYED ABORTED TAKE-OFF. AFTER AN INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA173
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 15:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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