# Accident 19901020046599A: Piper PA28140, Amelia, VA, October 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Amelia, VA
- Airport: Hill Top Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3400° N, 77.9610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3400&lon=-77.9610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4167J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4167J-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020046599A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF SHORT STRIP UPHILL DOWNWIND. SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF BEYOND END OF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO91LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA004), Oct 20, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N4167J), Amelia, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND HIS INTERE UPHILL RUNWAY AND TAILWIND.

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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