# Accident 19890423009499A: Piper PA28181, Laurel, MD, April 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9975° N, 77.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUBURBAN (5MD9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9975&lon=-77.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1789H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1789H-1990-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423009499A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA031), Apr 23, 1989: Piper PA-28-181 (N1789H), Laurel, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE ATTEMPTED SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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