# Accident 19871211081579A: Piper PA28180, Cleveland, OH, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5499° N, 81.4799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5499&lon=-81.4799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9494J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9494J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 152 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211081579A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE STEEP LIFTOFF. LOST CONTROL,ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN AT 25 FT ANGLE. DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED

## 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 ATL88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA061), Dec 11, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N9494J), Richmond Hts, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9494J (1)

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

- [Accident 20180430014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180430014929A), Apr 30, 2018: Piper PA-28-180 (N9494J), Pine Springs, TX, Substantial damage. On April 30, 2018, at 2200 MDT, a Piper cherokee (PA-28-180), N9494J, registered to serge ruiz, impacted the terrain approximately 10 miles south of Pine…

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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