# Accident 20040828024029A: Piper PA30, Cynthiana, KY, August 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Cynthiana, KY
- Airport: Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3769° N, 84.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3769&lon=-84.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828024029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 11 AT CYNTHIANA, KY AIRPORT AT AROUND 8:30 AM LOCAL TIME ON 8/28/2004, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT WING STRUCK THE WINDSOCK. PILOT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE, SAID HE HEARD A GROWLING NOISE, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HE COULDN'T CORRECT IT.

## 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 NYC04LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA221), Aug 28, 2004: Piper PA-30 (N888LC), Cynthiana, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inoperative left main landing gear brake check valve, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff.

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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