# Accident 20050710023909A: Piper PA28180, Elyria, OH, July 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3314° N, 82.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3314&lon=-82.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9233J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9233J-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 56 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050710023909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 EDT, N9233J, PIPER PA28-180, OWNED/PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 200 YD EAST AND 100 YD NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09 AT ELYRIA AIRPORT (1G1) ELYRIA, OH 44035. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AIRMAN ^PRIVACY^ RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, THE SOLE PASSENGER ON BOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT STATED THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL THAT "NORMAL TAKEOFF AND I LOST POWER AND WENT DOWN." THE PASSENGER ONBOARD REPORTED TO CLE FSDO INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA O^ THAT THE STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE RECALLS AN AIRSPEED INDICATION OF 67. DENSITY ALTITUDE AT TIME IS CALCULATED TO BE 3000 AGL, WEIGHT AND BALANCE OF AIRCRAFT AT TIME IS CALCULATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2200 POUNDS AND 88" AFT OF DATUM. NEAREST AIRPORT, KLPR METAR AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, WEATHER DATA, WINDS 360 TO 020 AT 6-7 KTS, TEMP/DEWPOINT 30/10, ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.16/30.14. FROM AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL (REV 6) AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE MANUAL ON BOARD AIRCRAFT, MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT IS 2400 POUNDS, AND C.G FORWARD LIMIT IS 89.4" AT 2200 POUNDS. TO DATE, THE PILOT HAD DECLINED TO OFFER A STATEMENT OR PILOT INF  ORMATION.

## 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 NYC05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA118), Jul 10, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N9233J), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb, as reported by the pilot, for an undetermined reason which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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