# Accident 19990828043199A: Piper PA28140, Pawnee City, NE, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: Pawnee City, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1103° N, 96.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1103&lon=-96.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535U-2002-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828043199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM PAWNEE CITY ENROUTE TO GRAND ISLE, NEBRASKA AT 1230 LOCAL. MR. PUHALLA STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 WHICH IS A 3,375 TURF RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS CALM AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 98 DEGREES. HE HAD APPROX. 40 GALLONS (140 LBS) OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENG TOTAL WEIGHT EQUALED 505 LBS. AFTER TAKEOFF THE A/C CLIMBED ABOUT A 100 FT., THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE AND TURN TO THE LEFT. THE A/C STRUCK TREES APPROX. 1/4 OF A MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI99LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA313), Aug 28, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N5535U), Pawnee City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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