# Accident 19850813038439A: Piper PA20, Culpepper, VA, August 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Culpepper, VA
- Airport: Berryvale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4703° N, 78.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4703&lon=-78.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7372K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7372K-1988-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813038439A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF 300 FT NEAR END RUNWAY. EARLY LIFTOFF. STALLED. IMPACTED. TRIM FULL NOSE UP. EX AIRLINE FLIGHT ENGINE

## 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 BFO85FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA068), Aug 13, 1985: Piper PA-20-125 (N7372K), Culpeper, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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