# Accident 19850923047099A: Piper PA28140, Bayse, VA, September 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: Bayse, VA
- Airport: Sky Bryce
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8154° N, 78.7708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY BRYCE (VG18), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8154&lon=-78.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75122, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75122-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 154 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923047099A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF, HIT TREES ON RIDGE. AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT, PILOT INTOXICATED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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