# Accident 19810409018579A: Piper PA28140, Chamberlain, SD, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chamberlain, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7987° N, 99.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamberlain, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7987&lon=-99.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8390R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 58 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF IN HIGH WIND CONDITION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA027), Apr 9, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8390R), Chamberlain, SD, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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