# Accident 20000718010579A: Piper PA28140, Warrensburg, MO, July 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7497° N, 93.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7497&lon=-93.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4435J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4435J-2013-10-31) (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 CHI00LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718010579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 33. THIS IS A 2600 FT GRASS RUNWAY. THIS AREA HAD RECEIVED RAIN THE DAY BEFORE WHICH LEFT THE GROUND SOMEWHAT SOFT. ACTUAL FIELD ELEVATION IS 865', DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FIGURED AT APPROXIMATELY 2800'. THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME SINCE BEING FILLED WITH FUEL, WHICH USED APPROXIMATELY 8 GAL OF FUEL. THIS FUEL SYSTEM HOLDS A MAXIMUM OF 50 GALLONS. WINDS AT THE TIME VARIED FROM 5 TO 10 KTS OUT OF THE SOUTH (TAILWIND). THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 530 LBS. (390 LBS. IN FRONT SEATS, 140 LBS. IN REAR SEAT). IN ADDITION, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS. OF CARGO ON BOARD. WEIGHT AND BALANCE FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPUTED USING WEIGHTS AND LOADING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FIGURES INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN 15 LBS. OF GROSS WEIGHT WITH THE CG BEING 2" FORWARD OF THE ENVELOPE. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT "LIFTED OFF" AFTER GOING OVER A SLIGHT RISE MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AS THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED (GROUND EFFECT). THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO AVOID IMPACTING A TREE LINE; THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL/SPIN ATTITUDE AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI00LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA208), Jul 18, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N4435J), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate airspeed on takeoff that resulted in a stall/mush condition. Factors associated with the accident were the wet, grass runway, and the trees near the departure end of the 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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