# Accident 19850317007829A: Piper PA28140, Athens, TX, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Athens, TX
- Airport: Stepp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2006° N, 95.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2006&lon=-95.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15131 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 249 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317007829A

## Narrative

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

UNCONROLLED DESCENT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SOD RUNWAY WITH TREES AT THE END. WEIGHT AND BALANCE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW85LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA154), Mar 17, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N15131), Athens, TX, destroyed

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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