# Accident 20090124001309A: Piper PA28180, Bisbee, AZ, January 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2009, 11:52 local time
- Place: Bisbee, AZ
- Airport: Bisbee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4689° N, 109.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4689&lon=-109.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5117L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5117L) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,565 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090124001309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM BISBEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES TO THREE OCCUPANTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 WPR09CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA099), Jan 24, 2009: Piper PA-28-180 (N5117L), Bisbee, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delay in remedial action.

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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