# Accident 19890518012259A: Piper PA28RT201, Valkaria, FL, May 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1989, 10:55 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Airport: Valkaria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0592° N, 80.5501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0592&lon=-80.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29241-1999-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 65 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518012259A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE TAKEOFF. CFI TOOK OVER AND ABORTED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO TREES. CFI BELEIVED LACKED POWER.NO DEFECT

## 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 MIA89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA149), May 18, 1989: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N29241), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTORS DECISION TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF IN A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SITUATION, WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

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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