# Accident 19860726040809A: Piper PA38112, Middleton, WI, July 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1986, 14:25 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Morey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1006° N, 89.4995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1006&lon=-89.4995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2444N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2444N-1989-01-04) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 55 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726040809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT REMAIN AIRBORNE AFTER TAKEOFF WITH LOW AIRSPEED.

## 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 CHI86LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA181), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA-38-112 (N2444N), Middleton, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2444N (1)

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

- [Accident 19830420016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420016529A), Apr 20, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N2444N), Middleton, WI, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to drift off runway on liftoff then took over and landed one wheel off in soft ground.

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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