# Accident 19820505013989A: Piper PA38112, Jonesboro, TN, May 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, TN
- Airport: Decker Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2893° N, 82.4696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2893&lon=-82.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900AA-1983-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 10 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820505013989A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK 2 FENCES OFF END OF RUNWAY. UPHILL GRADIENT, SHIFTING WINDS.

## 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 ATL82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA125), May 5, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N900AA), Jonesboro, TN, substantial damage

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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