# Accident 19950626014919A: Piper PA32260, Brooksville, FL, June 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1995, 08:55 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Pilot Country Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8498° N, 82.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8498&lon=-82.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3431W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431W-1996-11-25) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 80 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014919A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LIFTOFF 3 TIMES PRIOR NOSE HIGH INITIAL CLIMB. STALL MUSHED INTO TREES. SUSPECT OVER GROSS. EARLY LIFTOFF.

## 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 MIA95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA158), Jun 26, 1995: Piper PA-32-260 (N3431W), Brooksville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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