Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N1660H

29 June 2003 · Brazil, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 June 2003 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N1660H, operated by Louis F. Janeira, was involved in an accident near Brazil, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Brazil, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Brazil Clay County (0I2)
Coordinates
39.4767, -87.0997
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N1660H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Louis F. Janeira
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Brazil → Evansville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI03LA188

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the fence, which the airplane contacted during the aborted takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with a fence during an aborted takeoff on a 2,941 foot-long runway. The pilot stated that the airplane slowly increased speed after full power was applied. The pilot reported that the airplane was airborne for a few seconds before he decided to abort the takeoff. He decreased power to idle and attempted to bring the airplane to a full-stop, but was unsuccessful. The pilot reported that he should have waited until it was cooler outside, and applied flaps on takeoff in order to prevent this accident. The density altitude at an airport located 10 miles to the west of the accident site was approximately 2,565 feet mean sea level.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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