# Accident 19900909038609A: Piper PA28180, Grantham, NC, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Grantham, NC
- Airport: Cox Grantham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2891° N, 78.1796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COX-GRANTHAM AIRFIELD (6NC0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2891&lon=-78.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6431J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6431J-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909038609A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT. WITNESS HEARD POWER REDUCTION. PILOT MAY HAVE CLOSED THROTTLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6431J (1)

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

- [Incident 19781204022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204022119I), Dec 4, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N6431J), Negaunee, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot practicing landings on an icy runway with increasing crosswind. Lost directional control.

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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