19890423009499A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Laurel, MD · April 23, 1989

Date
April 23, 1989 · 16:30 local
Place
Laurel, MD
Airport
Suburban Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1789H
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA031
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed accelerate on short field takeoff. Hit trees off end. Fire after crash totaled PA28. No engine anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED ACCELERATE ON SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. HIT TREES OFF END. FIRE AFTER CRASH TOTALED PA28. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.