# Accident 20001025019169A: Piper PA28140, Sparta, MI, October 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2000, 07:17 local time
- Place: Sparta, MI
- Airport: Sparta Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1503° N, 85.7009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1503&lon=-85.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98094, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98094-2017-07-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001025019169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C TOOKOFF IN DENSE FOG AS REPORTED BY PILOT OF A/C WHO DEPARTED JUST PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AND METAR AT GRR OF 1/4 SM FOG (LOCATED APPROX. 15 MI. SOUTH OF SPARTA). A/C IMPACTED TREES ON A LSIGHT RISE ABOUT 600 FT SOUTH AND 600 FT PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24. COCKPIT AREA AND INSTRUMENTS WERE DESTROYED IN POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CHI01FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA024), Oct 25, 2000: Piper PA28-140 (N98094), Sparta, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment on departure and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather, his lack of…

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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