# Accident 19900924052119A: Piper PA28180, Bucyrus, OH, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bucyrus, OH
- Airport: Elkhorn Lake Landing Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5702° N, 83.6491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5702&lon=-83.6491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7965W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7965W-1999-06-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEI03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924052119A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON SHORT WET GRASS RUNWAY. RAN OFF END INTO AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC90DEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEI03), Sep 24, 1990: Piper PA28-180 (N7965W), Elkhorn Lake, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO LAND ON A SHORT, WET GRASS STRIP. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE WET GRASS.

## Other reports on N7965W (1)

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

- [Accident 19980910040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910040719A), Sep 10, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N7965W), Erisberg, MN, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was enroute from menominee, mi to international falls, MN. At approximately 1900 hours the pilot, james morrison, contacted msp center and…

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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