# Accident 19890727025419A: Piper PA32R300, Nappanee, IN, July 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1989, 08:10 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Airport: Nappanee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BMHA
- Location: 41.4399° N, 85.9793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4399&lon=-85.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3923F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3923F-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,322 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890727025419A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF,ABORTED AND RAN OFF END RUNWAY. WAS LOADED OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND AFT OF CG.

## 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 CHI89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA146), Jul 27, 1989: Piper PA-32R-300 (N3923F), Nappanee, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT CALCULATION OF WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT'S INADEQUATE CLIMB CAPABILITY DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION.

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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