- Date
- May 26, 1986, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bolivar, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N32143Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860526037379A
- Case key
- 34184
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated he thought he could get airborne from the turf field although it was wet, soft, and muddy. After rolling some distance, he decided he would have to fly through powerlines or trees so he aborted. The airplane ran past the end of the runway, through a fence, across a road, and into a yard where it impacted a yard light and a tree. It was demolished by impact and post-impact fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32143
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7529028
- Airframe hours
- 6,890
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James E. Petty
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 25, 1985
- Airport
- H29 · Memorial, runway 1, 2,550 × 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.