# Accident 19990612006949A: Piper PA28151, Vincennes, IN, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999, 13:25 local time
- Place: Vincennes, IN
- Airport: O'Neal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6705° N, 87.5100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6705&lon=-87.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6843J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6843J-2000-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612006949A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RIGHT WING STRUCK A CABLE ON TAKE-OFF, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27 AT O'NEAL AIRPORT (TURF).  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED IN GROUND EFFECT THE RIGHT WING DROPPED.  HE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED WITH LAFT AILERON INPUT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A 30 INCH HIGH CABLE FENCE ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI99LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA182), Jun 12, 1999: Piper PA-28-151 (N6843J), Vincennes, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the soft field takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were inadequate airspeed and the cable fence which was…

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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