# Accident 20091004050809A: Piper PA-28-140, Gainesboro, TN, October 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2009, 19:35 local time
- Place: Gainesboro, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3482° N, 85.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3482&lon=-85.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95472-2013-05-23) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091004050809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED AFTER DARK ON UNLIGHTED/NO LIGHTS RUNWAY WITH HIS FAMILY ONBOARD.  RAIN AND WINDY, HE USED GLOW STICKS TO MARK END OF RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3/4 MILE OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36.

## 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 ERA10CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA006), Oct 5, 2009: Piper PA-28-140 (N95472), Gainesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. Contributing to the accident were the rising terrain and night light conditions.

## Other reports on N95472 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880814034019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814034019A), Aug 14, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N95472), Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. On a practice crosswind landing in a surface wind that exceeded the crosswind component. Left the runway hit a tree

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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