# Accident 19970620020039A: Piper PA28140, Madras, OR, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6001° N, 121.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6001&lon=-121.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1357T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1357T-1998-02-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 145 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620020039A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE GAIN SPEED TO FLY. RAN OFF END RWY INTO A BARRIER. LIFTED TWICE ON   SOFT SHORT ROUGH STRIP. BLAMED TAILWIND.

## 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 SEA97LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA149), Jun 21, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N1357T), Madras, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors include high vegetation, rough runway, and failure to attain adequate flying speed.

## Other reports on N1357T (1)

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

- [Incident 19920526015989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920526015989I), May 26, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N1357T), Mulino, OR, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Bounced and instructor took over controls. Aircraft veered off runway.

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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