# Accident 20120818019229A: Piper PA-28-140, Leesburg, OH, August 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Leesburg, OH
- Airport: Donner Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3391° N, 83.5504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3391&lon=-83.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1845J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1845J-2014-09-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 209 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA569) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818019229A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EASTBOUND FROM AIRPORT OH28 AND CONTACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09.  TWO PEOPLE WERE ABOARD.  BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN12LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA569), Aug 18, 2012: Piper PA28 (N1845J), Leesburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and decision to attempt a takeoff from a runway that was too short for conditions, which resulted in the airplane settling into terrain.

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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