# NTSB IAD79FID29: Piper PA-28, N4815T, Urbanna, VA, August 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1979
- Place: Urbanna, VA · URBANNA, VA
- Location: 37.6382° N, 76.5759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbanna, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6382&lon=-76.5759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3482  79/8/28    URBANNA,VA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 122
        TIME - 1730                    N4815T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEGILL FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINCHESTER,VA               NORFOLK,VA                   URBANNA,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM WET,GRASS STRIP.ACFT STALLED INTO SOY BEAN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4815T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4815T), registered now, S/N 28-7205200, built 1972 (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: Rosegill Farm

## 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 19790828025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828025929A), Aug 28, 1979: Piper PA28180, Urbanna, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff on short field in high wet grass.

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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