# Accident 19851228063979A: Piper PA28161, Leesburg, FL, December 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Flying H
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8108° N, 81.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8108&lon=-81.8779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8408F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8408F-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228063979A

## Narrative

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

LONG TAKEOFF ROLL ON SOFT SOD STRIP. GOT AIRBORNE BUT LEFT GEAR HIT A FENCE AT RUNWAYS END, LEFT WING HIT GROUND.

## 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 MIA86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA050), Dec 28, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8408F), Leesburg, FL, 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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