# NTSB NYC88LA215: Piper PA-28-140, N8233N, Montgomeryville, PA, August 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1988, 11:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Montgomeryville, PA
- Coordinates: 40.220531, -75.230087 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2205&lon=-75.2301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA215
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36211/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA215

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE FLT TOOK OFF WITH LIGHT & VARIABLE WINDS. HE SAID HE USED THE SHORT FLD, OBSTACLE CLEARANCE PROCEDURE TO AVOID POWERLINES WHICH ARE LOCATED 1000 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. AFTER THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT WOULD NOT CLIMB. A TURN WAS STARTED TO AVOID THE POWERLINES AND WAS STEEPENED TO AVOID TREES IN THE PATH OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT LOST ALT DURING THE STEEP TURN AND A LANDING WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD. THE ACFT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROP. AFTER THE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED, THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE TEMP WAS 93 DEG F AT THE TIME OF THE ACDT. THE DA WAS 2600 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8233N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233N-1990-02-07), registration cancelled 1990-02-07, S/N 2825438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-25438
- Airframe hours: 4674
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Nicholas Mirales, Jr.
- Registered owner: Mirales, Nicholas J.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1987, 30 hours before
- Departed: N34
- Destination: B19, BIDDEFORD, ME
- Airport: N34, Turner Field, runway 32, 2,126 × 49 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 465 total, 335 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °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 19880811035809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811035809A), Aug 11, 1988: Piper PA28140, Montgomeryville, PA, Destroyed. Near gross weight,high humidity and temperature. Unable to climb,turned to miss wires and trees. Aborted and crashed

## Other investigations on N8233N (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71FHM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHM12), Dec 27, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N8233N), Morganville, NJ, substantial damage

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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