# Accident 20020828023309A: Piper PA28140, Big Creek, ID, August 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1167° N, 115.3217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1167&lon=-115.3217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5781F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5781F) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020828023309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BIG CREEK WITH A TAIL WIND. AT LIFT-OFF THE PILOT ABORTED, RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA167), Aug 28, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N5781F), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. Factors include high density altitude, variable winds, and a ditch near the point where the aircraft departed the side…

## Other reports on N5781F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780410009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780410009759I), Apr 10, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N5781F), Vale, OR, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff, applied brakes but ran off end of 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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