# Accident 19860131002569A: Piper PA38112, Des Moines, IA, January 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1986, 10:05 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5296° N, 93.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5296&lon=-93.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25735-1990-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860131002569A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SIGN.

## 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 MKC86LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA056), Jan 31, 1986: Piper PA-38-112 (N25735), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25735 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820228004949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228004949I), Feb 28, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25735), Perry, IA, Minor damage. Allowed student to undershoot approach. Struck snowbank at approach end of runway. Impact severed landing gear.

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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