# Accident 20130630014329A: Piper PA-28-140, Climax Springs, MO, June 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2013, 14:30 local time
- Place: Climax Springs, MO
- Airport: Miller Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1164° N, 93.0769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1164&lon=-93.0769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6674W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 375 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130630014329A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED UNDER VFR, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN, FROM A PRIVATELY-OWNED UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP THAT HE LANDED ON EARLIER IN THE DAY.  HE ESTIMATED THE GRASS TO BE 1.5 TO 2 FEET TALL.  HE ATTEMPTED A SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED.  HE ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF NEAR THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND STRUCK A TREE BEYOND AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN13CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA386), Jun 30, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N6674W), Climax Springs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate planning and poor decision to attempt to take off on a runway from which the airplane could not obtain flight.

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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