# NTSB LAX81DUJ36: Piper PA-28, N2235B, Apache Jct, AZ, February 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1981
- Place: Apache Jct, AZ · APACHE JCT, AZ
- Location: 33.4150° N, 111.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apache Junction, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4150&lon=-111.5496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0508  81/2/28    APACHE JCT,AZ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 110
        TIME - 1315                    N2235B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APACHE JUNCTION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APACHE JCT,AZ               PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 1300FT RWY W LOOSE GRAVEL,SLOPED 3DEG UPHILL.COMPUTED TKOF ROLL FOR LVL PAVED RWY APRX 1300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2235B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2235B), registered now, S/N 28-7916120, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Apache Junction

## 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 19810228006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228006179A), Feb 28, 1981: Piper PA28161, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during takeoff from short gravel strip.

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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