# Accident 19891104046529A: Piper PA28151, Marietta, OK, November 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1989, 21:45 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9300° N, 97.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9300&lon=-97.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536SF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104046529A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF UP HILL AND DOWNWIND.

## 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 FTW90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA022), Nov 5, 1989: Piper PA-28-151 (N536SF), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TAILWIND AND RISING TERRAIN BEYOND 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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