# Incident 19910706034179I: Piper PA32260, Rainelle, WV, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rainelle, WV
- Airport: Rainelle Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9487° N, 80.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAINELLE (WV30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9487&lon=-80.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3817W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3817W-1996-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706034179I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT WING HIT TREE TOPS. CONTINUED. LONGER TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO HIGH GRASS ON TURF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3817W (1)

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

- [Accident 19940311004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940311004919A), Mar 11, 1994: Piper PA32260 (N3817W), Beckley, WV, Substantial damage. Departed, climbed to 7000FT. Lost power. Landed hilly terrain. Rust and water in fuel.

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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