# Incident 19850707039989I: Piper PA28140, Middle Bass, OH, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Middle Bass, OH
- Airport: East Point
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6789° N, 82.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middle Bass, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6789&lon=-82.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40754, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40754-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707039989I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED EARLY AND STRUCK WINGTIP OF PARKED AIRCRAFT BEFORE REGAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N40754 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860816040389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860816040389A), Aug 16, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N40754), Linden, MI, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck tall corn when it drifted off runway at liftoff. The pilot failed to use flaps on short field.
- [Incident 19790915049219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049219I), Sep 15, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N40754), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Instructor allowed student to make hard landing, bounced, came down on the nos gear. Nose wheel axle broken.

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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