# Accident 19820501067509A: Piper PA28140, Bowling Green, OH, May 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1982, 10:43 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Airport: Wood Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3704° N, 83.6396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3704&lon=-83.6396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40999 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501067509A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOADED AIRPLANE UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED INTO ROOF OF BUILDING. WAS WARNED ABOUT BEING OVER GROSS.

## 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 CHI82FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA144), May 1, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N40999), Bowling Green, OH, destroyed, 4 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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