# NTSB CHI84LA335: Piper PA-28-140, N56871, Lebanon, OH, August 6, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 6, 1984, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Coordinates: 39.420852, -84.210266 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4209&lon=-84.2103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA335
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12729/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA335

## 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)
  - performance data - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission

## Analysis

PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON 1100 FT OF REMAINING RWY WITH A 5 KT TAILWIND. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR POWER LINES LOCATED 1000 FT BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. DENSITY ALT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 3600 FT. WITH THESE CONDITIONS, PERFORMANCE MANUALS INDICATE A DISTANCE OF 2500 FT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CLEAR A 50 FT OBSTACLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56871](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56871-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 28-7425055, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287425055
- Airframe hours: 4075
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard A. Kurtz
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 14, 1984
- Destination: ORL, ORLANDO, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 136 total, 67 in this make and model, 81 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAY, 30 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 19840806037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806037689A), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA28140, Lebanon, OH, Destroyed. Tried to takeoff on last 1100 feet of runway at gross on a hot day. Hit wires 1000 feet off runway. Needed 3600 ft.

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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