# Accident 19900809031789A: Piper PA28180, Sturgis, SD, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 19:35 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15803-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 14 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031789A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OFF RUNWAY TRYING TO DEPART INTO TURBULENCE. STRONG SHIFTING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM.

## 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 CHI90LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA224), Aug 10, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N15803), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PLANNING/DECISION, FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND OVER CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY BY THE PIC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THUNDERSTORMS, TURBULENCE AND UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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