# Accident 19850906043689A: Piper PA24250, Washington, IL, September 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Washington, IL
- Airport: Smittys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6905° N, 89.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6905&lon=-89.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7767P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7767P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 120 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906043689A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF RUNWAY END INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD.  RUNWAY LENGTH INADEQUATE FOR TAKEOFF UNDER THAT DAYS CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI85LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA372), Sep 6, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N7767P), Washington, IL, 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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