# Accident 20080512844409A: Piper PA28140, Stevens Point, WI, May 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2008, 17:02 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Stevens Point Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5450° N, 89.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5450&lon=-89.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1813T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1813T-2009-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080512844409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1702 HRS LOCAL TIME, N1813T, A PA-28-140 OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED RUNWAY 12 AT STEVENS POINT, WI, AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 240 YARDS OFF AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE KILLED ON IMPACT, AND THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS CONSUMED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES FOUND NO FAILURE; HOWEVER, INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATED IT WAS NOT TURNING UPON IMPACT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STC'D FOR THE USE OF AUTO GAS, AND THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED 27.4 GALLONS AT OCONTO, WI, BEFORE MAKING THE 71.9 NM FLIGHT TO STE.  THE ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT TANK.  A CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES FOUND NO FAILURE.

## 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 CHI08FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA135), May 12, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N1813T), Stevens Point, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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