Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28-140 N56826

19 April 1982 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 April 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N56826, operated by Bruce J. Lillie, was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Wales, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Tiger Lake
Coordinates
27.8998, -81.5807
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N56826
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Bruce J. Lillie
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lake Wales → Orlando
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA82DA100

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

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

DURING TAKEOFF, THREE/FOURTHS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT BECAUSE OF A SLOW BUILDUP OF AIRSPEED ON THE WET GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH A FENCE AND A TREE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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