# Accident 19940908026029A: Piper PA28140, Princeton, WI, September 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, WI
- Airport: Bed-Ah-Wick Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8500° N, 89.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8500&lon=-89.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4188Q-2012-11-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908026029A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOADED ATTEMPT DEPART SOFT TURF RUNWAY. LIFTED BUT UNABLE CLIMB. WING HIT TREE OFF END. CRASHED INTO SWAMP.

## 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 CHI94LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA317), Sep 8, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N4188Q), Princeton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff.

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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