# Accident 19900611022579A: Piper PA28140, Marcellus, NY, June 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1990, 20:10 local time
- Place: Marcellus, NY
- Airport: Marcellus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9809° N, 76.3395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9809&lon=-76.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1323T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1323T-2017-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611022579A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO TREES ON UPHILL SLIGHT DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM SOD RUNWAY. WAS NEAR GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 NYC90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA128), Jun 12, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N1323T), Marcellus, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE THE UPSLOPE GRADIENT OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1323T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831109056719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831109056719A), Nov 9, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N1323T), Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Collided with approach lights while on approach to land. Was able to go around and land safely.
- [Accident 19740210004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740210004579A), Feb 10, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N1323T), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot landed short. Aircraft struck dirtbank and sheared off landing gear.

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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