# NTSB CHI84FA315: Piper PA-32RT-300, N36219, Sandwich, IL, July 28, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1984, 08:36 local (13:36 UTC)
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Coordinates: 41.640602, -88.619171 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6406&lon=-88.6192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84FA315
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12416/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA315

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance,climb capability - exceeded (contributing factor)
  - proper climb rate - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in aircraft's ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)
- Fire, other

## Analysis

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH 7 PASSENGERS IN A SIX PLACE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS 187 LBS OVER GROSS WT AND 1.54 INCHES OUT OF AFT C.G. THE PILOT TOOKOFF DOWNWIND AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36219-2017-06-20), registration cancelled 2017-06-20, S/N 32R-7885173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300 (PA-32RT-30)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32R-7885173
- Airframe hours: 2108
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Air Aurora, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 21, 1984, 50 hours before
- Destination: OSH, OSHKOSH, WI
- Airport: C48, Woodlake Laning, runway 26, 2,988 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,037 total, 43 in this make and model, 929 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ARR, 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840728035509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728035509A), Jul 28, 1984: Piper PA32RT300, Sandwich, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Center of gravity past aft limit and over maximum weight. Took off with tailwind, hit trees at end of runway.

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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