# NTSB MKC81DCD13: Piper PA32RT, N36150, Waterloo, IA, April 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1981
- Place: Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0454   81/4/3  NR.WATERLOO,IA        PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1295
        TIME - 0745                    N36150              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPPOLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WATERLOO,IA                  DES MOINES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED NOSE WHL FIRMLY ON RWY AT APRX 73KTS.ABORTED W APRX 500-600FT RMNG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36150](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36150), registered now, S/N 32R-7885166, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oppold

## 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 19810403015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403015929A), Apr 3, 1981: Piper PA32RT300, Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot unfamiliar in aircraft. Faled to rotate on takeoff roll. Aborted late, struck ditch off end of runway.

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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