- Date
- July 18, 1985, 19:05 local (Jul 19, 1985, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Pepin, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N38174Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718035019A
- Case key
- 13150
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft traveled three quarters down a 2300 foot sod runway and the pilot attempted to takeoff with 55 KIAS. The aircraft mushed into trees off the end of the runway when the pilot couldn't obtain flying speed. The pilot reported full engine RPM was available, temp 81 degrees f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38174
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287725267
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William J. Dondlinger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- RLA · Pepin Airways, runway 27, 2,300 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 23 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RST, 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.