# Accident 19990507004859A: Piper PA28180, Burlington, WY, May 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1999, 12:50 local time
- Place: Burlington, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4409° N, 108.4292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4409&lon=-108.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7942W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7942W-2004-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990507004859A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A FENCE AND A TRACTOR ON TAKE-OFF, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF WITHOUT ADEQUATE SPEED.

## 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 DEN99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA074), May 7, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N7942W), Burlington, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' inadequate preflight planning for take off in that he failed to consider the takeoff surface not being a paved surface. A factor was loose material on the roadway used for take off.

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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