# Accident 19840224004629A: Piper PA32RT300, Lima, OH, February 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1984, 09:54 local time
- Place: Lima, OH
- Airport: Allen Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 84.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-84.1121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30026, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D (registry code 41598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 328 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840224004629A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OR SUSTAIN SPEED AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT.SNOW, ICE AND SLUSH ON AIRCRAFT AND 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 CHI84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA120), Feb 25, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N30026), Lima, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30026 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920317009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920317009789I), Mar 17, 1992: Piper PA32RT300 (N30026), Fernandina Beac, FL, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power after take off. Continued to destination. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19830202008179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830202008179I), Feb 2, 1983: Piper PA32RT300 (N30026), Boyne Falls, MI, Minor damage. Slid off icy runway,landing in a strong crosswind and freezing rain. NOTAMS indicated only ice patches.

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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