# Accident 19900408007659A: Piper PA22150, Lovingston, VA, April 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1990, 16:20 local time
- Place: Lovingston, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5810° N, 79.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5810&lon=-79.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8874D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874D-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 32 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007659A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY AFTER LIFTOFF AND RAN OFF END DOWN EMBANKMENT. BLAMED A TAILWIND GUST. RUNWAY LENGTH 1800FT.

## 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 BFO90LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA034), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N8874D), Lovingston, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILURE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND AT TAKEOFF.

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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