# Accident 19940303003519A: Piper PA28140, Falls Of Rough, KY, March 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Falls Of Rough, KY
- Airport: Rough River State Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6010° N, 86.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6010&lon=-86.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4487J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4487J-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 389 total, 254 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940303003519A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCK BROKE TETHER.STRUCK BUILDING. CHILD ON BOARD. INJURED BY YOKE.

## 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 NYC94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA051), Mar 3, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N4487J), Falls Of Rough, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE TIEDOWN AND STARTING PROCEDURE WHICH RESULTED IN A RUNAWAY AIRCRAFT, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING.

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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