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ATL84LA085

1984-01-18 · BECKLEY, West Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BRW

Current FAA registration · N8461H

Make / Model
PIPER PA-34-220T
Year of manufacture
1981 · 3 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19811027
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB98A6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE ACFT TRAVELED ABOUT 2400 FT BEFORE STARTING A DRIFT TO THE LEFT. IT COVERED ANOTHER 425 FT PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH A SNOW BANK SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR & COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE RWY WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA085.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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