# NTSB CHI79FEK12: Piper PA32RT, N36390, Westerville, OH, May 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1979
- Place: Westerville, OH · WESTERVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.1235° N, 82.9136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1235&lon=-82.9136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0644   79/5/9  NR.WESTERVILLE,OH     PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 256
        TIME - 2030                    N36390              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAWARE,OH                WESTERVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- APPLIED R BRAKE ON TAKE-OFF,SKIDDED IN SOFT,DAMP SOIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36390](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36390), registered now, S/N 32R-7887039, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19790509007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509007839A), May 9, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T, Westerville, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot said he thought he was holding brakes on takeoff and acft failed to attainflying speed. Aborted takeoff.

## Other investigations on N36390 (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 IAD80FKM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKM06), Jan 4, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N36390), Hickory, NC, 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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