# Accident 20080926850389A: Piper PA28140, SD, September 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6266J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6266J-2013-04-29) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 79 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080926850389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9-26-08 AT ABOUT 1500 CDT, N6266J WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF, CAME TO REST BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TO THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHO IS NOT A PILOT.  THE OWNER'S GRANDSON WAS ALSO ONBOARD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRPLANE AIRBORNE ON THE SHORT STRIP (2024') BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFICIENT SPEED.  THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE FIREWALL AND THERE WAS LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AS WELL AS LANDING GEAR DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6266J (1)

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

- [Incident 19891230054329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230054329I), Dec 30, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N6266J), Fairview, SC, Minor damage. Student lost in deteriorating weather. Elected to land in field. Ran into ditches.

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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