- Date
- August 10, 1986, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Douglasville, GA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8340FPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860810038669A
- Case key
- 6955
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt loaded three adults plus herself into the warrior ii and attempted to take off from a grass strip which had a dip and a hill of about 6 feet near the departure end. The acft traveled about 150 ft past the end of the runway before impacting on the side of a hill. The plt had flown in and out of the strip several times previously but this was the first attempt with a full load of pax. The acft was almost full of fuel and it was a hot day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8340F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8316033
- Airframe hours
- 1,722
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- La Grange Aero,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Arthur F. Perkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · July 22, 1986 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- Pinewood, runway 4, 1,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 74 total · 30 in this make and model · 74 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.