# Accident 19950519012169A: Piper PA28181, Louisville, KY, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 16:56 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43786, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43786-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012169A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE ACCELERATE AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED. OVERRAN INTO FENCE. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 NYC95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA117), May 19, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N43786), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning which resulted in his failure to attain adequate airspeed for takeoff.

## Other reports on N43786 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900423020659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900423020659I), Apr 23, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N43786), Bruceton Mills, WV. Fuel exhaustion on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing on highway. Refueled and flown from highway.

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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