ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215243
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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 2018 |
| Time: | 11:17 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4078W |
| MSN: | 32-40121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6953 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hereford Municipal Airport (KHRX), Deaf Smith County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hereford, TX (HRX) |
| Big Lake, TX (E41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot lost control of the airplane during takeoff; it subsequently impacted the ground near the departure end of the runway and was destroyed. The pilot reported that she had no memory of her preflight activity or takeoff. A witness observed the airplane in a nose-high, tail-low attitude during the takeoff but lost sight of the airplane behind hangars. He noted that the engine sounded like it was at full power. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Data recovered from an onboard engine monitor did not reveal any indication of a loss of engine power during takeoff. The airplane was loaded within the gross weight and center-of-gravity limits. Performance data indicated that the available runway length was sufficient for takeoff. It is likely that the pilot overrotated during takeoff and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall, which resulted in the airplane departing controlled flight and impacting the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4078W
Location
Media:
HEREFORD, TX (KFDA) - Four people are hospitalized after a plane crash at the Hereford Municipal Airport.https://t.co/eVV3yNh8hM pic.twitter.com/X4THijIyCQ
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 9 septembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2018 20:09 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Sep-2018 20:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Sep-2018 21:37 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2018 21:38 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Nov-2019 07:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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