# Accident 20090614012459A: Piper PA28R180, Scotia, NY, June 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2009, 16:14 local time
- Place: Scotia, NY
- Airport: Mohawk Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 42.8747° N, 74.0306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8747&lon=-74.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3226R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3226R-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 2 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090614012459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:21 HOURS EDT, N3226R, A PIPER PA28R-180 ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE MOHAWK VALLEY AIRPORT (K13) IN SCOTIA, NY.  THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED DURING THE TAKEOFF.  AFTER CLEARING LOW VEGETATION AT THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE MOHAWK RIVER.

## 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 ERA09FA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA345), Jun 14, 2009: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3226R), Scotia, NY, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure that the airplane was properly configured for a short field takeoff, and his decision to not abort the takeoff.

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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