# Accident 20050327004539A: Piper PA28235, West Union, IA, March 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2005, 14:22 local time
- Place: West Union, IA
- Airport: George L Scott Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9853° N, 91.7906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9853&lon=-91.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8966W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966W-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 59 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050327004539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT, UPON TAKEOFF, ROLLED SOUTHBOUND ON RUNWAY 17, WENT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE, THEN VEERED RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 127 YARDS IN THE GRASS THEN LIFTED OFF, FLEW APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, AND THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED ONTO THE NOSE, THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 300 FEET FROM THE POINT OF FIRST IMPACT AND CAUGHT ON 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 CHI05FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA080), Mar 27, 2005: Piper PA-28-235 (N8966W), West Union, IA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff, and the pull-up to avoid obstacles which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors associated…

## Other reports on N8966W (1)

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

- [Accident 19850529067549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529067549A), May 29, 1985: Piper PA28235 (N8966W), Batavia, NY, Substantial damage. Crashed landing on remaining runway after engine quit from undetermined cause on takeoff. Auto fuel in use.

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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