# NTSB NYC87LA128: Piper PA-28R-201, N43758, Lehighton, PA, April 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1987, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Coordinates: 40.829051, -75.710937 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8291&lon=-75.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30630/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA128

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, takeoff
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - abort - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST AND THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN A SLOPE AND ACROSS A ROAD IMPACTING TWO TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43758](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43758-1991-10-21), registration cancelled 1991-10-21, S/N 28R7737133 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7737133
- Airframe hours: 1877
- Engines: LYCOMING I0-360-C1C6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Geostar Corp.
- Registered owner: William J Jones
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 23, 1987, 5 hours before
- Airport: Neeb (Private), runway 9, 2,030 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 533 total, 13 in this make and model, 483 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 79 °F

## 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 19870419010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419010649A), Apr 19, 1987: Piper PA28R201, Lehighton, PA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when a wind gust was encountered. Unable to stop on the wet turf and went off runway into trees.

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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