# Accident 20150614018509A: Piper PA-28-140, North Hampton, NH, June 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2015, 09:40 local time
- Place: North Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton Airfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9683° N, 70.8283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9683&lon=-70.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43078-2017-08-29) (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: 182 total, 182 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614018509A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED RNWY 02 AT 7BE AT 0940 LCL TIME.  TAKEOFF ROLL WAS OBSERVED TO BE NORMAL.  WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY LEAVE THE GROUND AND ON CLIMB OUT WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE OPERATING AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK THROUGHOUT THE SHORT FLIGHT UP TO WHEN VISUAL CONTACT WS LOST AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES.  WITNESSES DID NOT HEAR ANY POWER INTERRUPTION.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES JUST TO THE RIGHT OF RNWY CENTERLINE APPROX. 2000 FEET OFF THE DEPARTURE END.

## 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 ERA15LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA237), Jun 14, 2015: Piper PA28 (N43078), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly set the stabilator trim prior to takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

## Other reports on N43078 (3)

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

- [Accident 19940729020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729020369A), Jul 29, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N43078), Towanda, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing improper recovery attempt. Hit nose first collapsing nose gear. To rest on nose.
- [Accident 19900525022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525022529A), May 25, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N43078), Lusby, MD, Minor damage. Landed at wrong airport and overshot threshold. Slid off end of wet grass strip.
- [Accident 19740925031939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740925031939A), Sep 25, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N43078), Vincetown, NJ, Substantial damage. L wg hit corn.

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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