# NTSB ATL80FLQ28: Piper PA-28, N6481W, Morehead, KY, September 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1980
- Place: Morehead, KY · MOREHEAD, KY
- Location: 38.1901° N, 83.4491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morehead, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1901&lon=-83.4491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FLQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2398  80/9/14    MOREHEAD,KY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 2108                    N6481W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREHEAD-ROWAN CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOREHEAD,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- LNDG LGT INOP.OBSD IN STEEP CLB ON DARK NGT TO APRX 200FT AGL,THEN DSNDD IN STEEP L BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6481W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6481W-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 28-20556, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Morehead-Rowan Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800914041379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041379A), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA28140, Morehead, KY, Destroyed. Entered nose high steep turn on initial climb from takeoff. Stalled, struck trees off end of runway.

## Other investigations on N6481W (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 MIA67D0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0007-201483), Jul 2, 1966: Piper PA28 (N6481W), Matecumbe, FL, substantial damage

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.

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