# Accident 20130708025689A: Piper PA-28-151, Bronston, KY, July 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2013, 17:48 local time
- Place: Bronston, KY
- Airport: Boss Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9847° N, 84.6206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9847&lon=-84.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44293, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44293-2014-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130708025689A

## Narrative

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

N44293 UPON DEPARTURE FROM BOSS FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1959 ZULU (15:59 LOCAL TIME). THERE WERE TWO SOULS ONBOARD. INFORMATION GATHERED THUS FAR INDICATED BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE AIR-LIFTED VIA MEDEVAC HELICOPTER TO THE HOSPITAL.

DATA OBTAINED DURING THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TECHNIQUE USED FOR THE SOFT-FIELD TAKE-OFF WAS INCORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER STATES THAT TWENTY-FIVE DEGREES OF FLAPS ARE THE REQUIRED SETTING FOR OPERATING IN DEEP GRASS AND THE PILOT SELECTED 10 DEGREES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED FROM A SHORT FIELD THAT HAD LONG, DAMP GRASS ON A WARM DAY WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. THIS COMBINATION OF FACTORS MAY HAVE EXTENDED THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THAT FIELD ON THAT DAY.

## 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 ERA13CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA317), Jul 8, 2013: Piper PA-28-151 (N44293), Bronston, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reduced climb performance due to density altitude, as…

## Other reports on N44293 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010304006719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010304006719I), Mar 4, 2001: Piper PA28151 (N44293), El Cajon, CA. (-23)Student pilot on first supervised solo. Lost directional control afterlanding. A/c exited runway, crossed grass strip between runway and taxiway; and…

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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