# NTSB CHI81FET08: Piper PA-28, N56459, Syracuse, IN, June 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1981
- Place: Syracuse, IN · SYRACUSE, IN
- Location: 41.4219° N, 85.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4219&lon=-85.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1324  81/6/12    SYRACUSE,IN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 161
        TIME - 1950                    N56459              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAWASEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,IN                 DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT CALCULATED TO BE 12LBS OVR MGW AT TKOF.GRASS 8-10IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56459-1983-11-03), registration cancelled 1983-11-03, S/N 28-7325633 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wawasee

## 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 19810612032849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032849A), Jun 12, 1981: Piper PA28140, Syracuse, IN, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Engine lost power on climb after takeoff.

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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