# Accident 19890423052479A: Piper PA28161, Dushore, PA, April 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1989, 12:20 local time
- Place: Dushore, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5199° N, 76.3894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5199&lon=-76.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2127J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2127J-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 86 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423052479A

## Narrative

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

TRIED THREE TIMES TO DEPART A SHORT AIRSTRIP. ABORTED AGAIN BUT UNABLE TO STOP, RAN OFF END OF STRIP INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA124), Apr 23, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N2127J), Dushore, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH TREES DURING A REJECTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE TURF STRIP DUE TO THE PILOTS FAILURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING WIND.

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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