# Accident 19860707030899A: Piper PA28140, Culver, IN, July 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1986, 07:45 local time
- Place: Culver, IN
- Airport: Fleet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2094° N, 86.4205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2094&lon=-86.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32858 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 42 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707030899A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES DURING TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. SUSPECT DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI86LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA165), Jul 7, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N32858), Culver, IN, destroyed

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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