# Accident 19890314003789A: Airpts A9B, Athens, AL, March 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Athens, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EQZG
- Location: 34.7810° N, 86.9494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7810&lon=-86.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9087A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9087A-1992-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Parts & Dev. A-9B (registry code 0360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-parts-dev-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314003789A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO GAIN SPEED ON TAKEOFF DUMPED LOAD LIFTED OFF BUT FAIL TO CLEAR TREES. CAUGHT 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 ATL89DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ02), Mar 14, 1989: Aircraft Parts & Dev. A-9B (N9087A), Athens, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION/PLANNING TO ASSURE SUFFICIENT RUNWAY LENGTH FOR CLEARING OBSTRUCTIONS.

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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