# Accident 19821225066789A: Piper PA28140, Nellys Ford, VA, December 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Nellys Ford, VA
- Airport: Rockfish
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8505° N, 78.7509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8505&lon=-78.7509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32804, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32804-2023-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821225066789A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED BUT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE GATE.

## 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 ATL83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA074), Dec 25, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N32804), Nelly'S Ford, VA, 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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