# Accident 20050420006849A: Piper PA28151, North Hampton, NH, April 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2005, 12:55 local time
- Place: North Hampton, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9625° N, 70.8286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9625&lon=-70.8286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8251F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251F-2005-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 280 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050420006849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 02. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LOSE POWER ON TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES JUST OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM THE AIRPORT FENCE LINE. AIRCRAFT BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 IAD05LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA057), Apr 20, 2005: Piper PA-28-151 (N8251F), Hampton, NH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart with a tailwind, and his failure to perform preflight performance calculations.

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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