# Incident 19780620046879I: Piper PA28181, Condon, MT, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978, 19:15 local time
- Place: Condon, MT
- Airport: Usfs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5344° N, 113.6911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Condon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5344&lon=-113.6911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4891F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4891F-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 260 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046879I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TAKING OFF IN TAIL GRASS DID NOT REACH FLYING SPEED BEFORE REACHING END OF RUNWAY. RAN OFF INTO BUSHES

## Other reports on N4891F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860831086981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831086981A), Aug 31, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N4891F), Cerritos, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Climbed into the tca without a clearance and failed to see and avoid a DC9, xajed. Impact sheared tail of DC9.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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