# Accident 19850413029409A: Piper PA38112, Mechanicsville, IA, April 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Mechanicsville, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9003° N, 91.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9003&lon=-91.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2392N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2392N-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413029409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FENCE AND TREES AFTER ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM WET, ROUGH, SOFT, SHORT FIELD.

## 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 MKC85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA083), Apr 13, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2392N), Mechanicsville, IA, 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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