# NTSB ATL81FKW11: Piper PA-28, N2845T, Woodbury, TN, February 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1981
- Place: Woodbury, TN · WOODBURY, TN
- Location: 35.8247° N, 86.0724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbury, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8247&lon=-86.0724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0019  81/2/15    WOODBURY,TN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 232
        TIME - 1630                    N2845T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBURY,TN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2845T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2845T-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 28-7225249, built 1972 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19810215006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215006399A), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA28140, Woodbury, TN, Destroyed. Student pilot attempting takeoff crashed airplane into fence at end of field.

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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