# Accident 20030305008559A: Piper PA28161, Lake Placid, FL, March 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2333° N, 81.3328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2333&lon=-81.3328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81549, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81549-2006-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 110 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305008559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N81549-PIPER PA-28-161 ON TAKEOFF FROM A 2000 FOOT GRASS STRIP. CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND HOUSE. MINOR INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW.

## 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 MIA03LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA073), Mar 5, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N81549), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed during climb, which resulted in the airplane stalling, and impacting with a house.

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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