- Date
- August 28, 1985, 10:16 local (14:16 UTC)
- Place
- Central Square, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4252JPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850828041709A
- Case key
- 35956
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated the acft would not climb out of ground effect during takeoff. He flew the acft between trees at the end of the rwy and severed the wings from the fuselage. The acft was found to be 317 lbs over gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4252J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-22609
- Airframe hours
- 4,260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Cavanaugh
- Registered owner
- Richard G.Dower
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 22 hours before
- Destination
- MSS · Massena, NY
- Airport
- NY08 · Syracuse Suburban, runway 33, 2,600 × 45 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 136 total · 2 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Observed at
- SYR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.