# Accident 19840728035509A: Piper PA32RT300, Sandwich, IL, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 09:07 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6406° N, 88.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6406&lon=-88.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36219-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,037 total, 43 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728035509A

## Narrative

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

CENTER OF GRAVITY PAST AFT LIMIT AND OVER MAXIMUM WEIGHT. TOOK OFF WITH TAILWIND, HIT TREES AT 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 CHI84FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA315), Jul 28, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N36219), Sandwich, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N36219 (2)

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

- [Incident 19791004050709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004050709I), Oct 4, 1979: Piper PA32* (N36219), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into the raised edge of concrete ramp, damaged nose gear and prop.
- [Incident 19790902034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902034059I), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA32RT300 (N36219), Sugar Grove, IL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on roll out, ran off side of runway.

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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