# Accident 20180125001199A: Piper PA-32R-300, Marathon, FL, January 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2018, 14:41 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: The Florida Keys Marathon Inte
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.9569° N, 81.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9569&lon=-81.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47863, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47863-2019-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180125001199A

## Narrative

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

PIPER PA 32R-300,  N47863 WITH FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD. TOOK OFF FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MTH) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AROUND 60 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND IMPACTED TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MTH AIRPORT IN A WOODED AREA.  THE PIPER PA-32R-300 LANCE, N47863 ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 07 AND CRASHED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT (MTH) AT THE ESTIMATED POSITION OF N25-43-33 W081-03-14 ON THE ESTIMATED HEADING OF 330 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING.

## 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 ERA18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA070), Jan 25, 2018: Piper PA32R (N47863), Marathon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N47863 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120217001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120217001999A), Feb 17, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N47863), Swainsboro, GA, Substantial damage. On February 18, 2012, this office was notified by the regional operations center (roc) at 11:30 am local time about an event involving a Piper PA-32-300…
- [Incident 20101001046939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001046939I), Oct 1, 2010: Piper PA-32R-300 (N47863), Swainsboro, GA, Minor damage. During landing rollout on runway 31, aircraft struck a deer with leading edge of right wing.

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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