# Accident 20160612009539A: Piper PA-28RT-201, Taylorsville, KY, June 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0722° N, 85.2339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0722&lon=-85.2339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42JA-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612009539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM THE TURF RUNWAY AT THE LITTLE MOUNT AIRPORT (7KY3).  ADEQUATE ACCELLERATION FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT WAS NOT OBTAINED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST INVERTED AT THE BOTTOM OF A CREEK VALLEY, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BELOW THE AIRSTRIP AND APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS FROM THE END 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 ERA16LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA212), Jun 12, 2016: Piper PA28RT (N42JA), Taylorsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue a takeoff with a partial loss of engine power that occurred early in the takeoff roll. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be…

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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