Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's decision to take off from unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On September 23, 1999, about 1645 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161 , N4300S, registered to Air Orlando Inc., crashed after the private-rated pilot aborted a takeoff from a cow pasture, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. There were no injuries, and the flight originated from Orlando Executive Airport the same day, about 0955.
The pilot stated that he ran out of fuel and made a forced landing in a cow pasture. The pilot further stated that after getting 9 gallons of 100LL fuel, refueling the airplane, and taxiing from the cow pasture to a 1,500-foot dirt road, he attempted to take off on the dirt road, but aborted the takeoff when it looked like he was not going to make it. The aircraft's right wing collided with a tree and the aircraft incurred substantial damage.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA99LA264