# Accident 19891021042069A: Piper PA38112, Lincoln, IL, October 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1989, 09:44 local time
- Place: Lincoln, IL
- Airport: Logan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1510° N, 89.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1510&lon=-89.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9487T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9487T-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891021042069A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT A CLOSED AIRPORT TO OBTAIN FUEL. THEN TRIED DEPART ON HALF RUNWAY, LIFTOFF NOSE HIGH STALLED INTO HOUSES.

## 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 CHI90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA014), Oct 21, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N9487T), Lincoln, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE RUNWAY CONDITION & OBSTRUCTIONS.

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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