# NTSB CHI79FET28: Piper PA-28, N1981T, Crown Point, IN, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Crown Point, IN · CROWN POINT, IN
- Location: 41.4091° N, 87.3470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crown Point, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4091&lon=-87.3470&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 October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FET28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2230  79/8/12    CROWN POINT,IN      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 610
        TIME - 1100                    N1981T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 590 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROWN POINT,IN              CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- OWNERS MANUAL STATES FOR SHORT FIELD TKOFS USE 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS,TKOF ATTEMPTED W 1 NOTCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1981T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1981T), registered now, S/N 28-7105201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19790812023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812023069A), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA28180, Crown Point, IN, Substantial damage. Premature liftoff from short grass field. Bounced off rise in rwy. Settled into corn. Flipped. Factor; use of flaps

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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