# Accident 19890603015539A: Piper PA28140, Bolivar, MO, June 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Airport: Bolivar Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6007° N, 93.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6007&lon=-93.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3952K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3952K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 54 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603015539A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF ON AN UNMOWED STRIP. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. ABORTED TOO LATE AND COLLIDED WITH 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 MKC89LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA125), Jun 3, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N3952K), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE TALL GRASS, INADEQUATE RUNWAY MAINTENANCE, AND TREES.

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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