# Accident 19891024042509A: Piper PA28161, Elkader, IA, October 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1989, 14:10 local time
- Place: Elkader, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8506° N, 91.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8506&lon=-91.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36163, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36163-1990-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024042509A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RUNWAY END MARKER AFTER LIFTOFF CONTINUED OUT OF CONTROL INTO TREES AND BURNED. IMPACT HAD DAMAGED ELEVATOR.

## 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 MKC90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA017), Oct 24, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N36163), Elkader, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE RUNWAY MARKER AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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