# NTSB IAD80FA040: Piper PA-28, N8907J, Falmouth, KY, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Falmouth, KY · FALMOUTH, KY
- Location: 38.6718° N, 84.3309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6718&lon=-84.3309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0724  80/4/20    FALMOUTH,KY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 100
        TIME - 1700                    N8907J              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOKENDORFER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALMOUTH,KY                 WASHINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NRLY ALL OF RWY RQRD.6-8IN GRASS.PLT TURNED SHARPLY TO AVOID HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8907J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8907J-1981-12-27), registration cancelled 1981-12-27, S/N 282886 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cookendorfer

## 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 19800420009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009969A), Apr 20, 1980: Piper PA28180, Falmouth, KY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Used most off of 2,000 foot sod unmowed runway prior to lift-off. Banked sharply on climb. Hit trees, burned.

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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