# Accident 19880814032479A: Piper PA32RT300, Wellsboro, PA, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7392° N, 77.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7392&lon=-77.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979LA-1991-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814032479A

## Narrative

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

TRIED SECOND TIME TO DEPART SHORT STRIP,HOT DAY,NO FLAPS AND OVER GROSS. UNABLE LEAVE GROUND EFFECT ABORTED CRASHED

## 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 NYC88LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA217), Aug 14, 1988: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N979LA), Wellsboro, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF IN AN OVER GROSSED AIARCRAFT IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND FLEW OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO HIGH GRASS.

## Other reports on N979LA (1)

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

- [Incident 19830728051439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728051439I), Jul 28, 1983: Piper PA32* (N979LA), Rocky Mount, NC, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power. Cranked gear down. The nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Cause not given.

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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