ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358792
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| Date: | Monday 26 June 1995 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Bartelett Aviation |
| Registration: | N3032R |
| MSN: | 28R-35657 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3200 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mimbres, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NM (KLVS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT MADE AN UNPLANNED STOP AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT SO A PASSENGER COULD USE FACILITIES. THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS HARD PACKED DIRT BORDERED BY GRASS AND ALSO SERVED AS THE COMMUNITY GOLF COURSE. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT USED THE GRASS AREA BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH. THE AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 5,888 FEET MSL, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT RESULTING IN A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 9,300 FEET. ACCORDING TO CALCULATIONS DONE FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS 216 POUNDS OVER ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT FOR THE RUNWAY USED DUE TO FIELD LENGTH LIMITS.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA260
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 November 2000 | N3032R | Air West Flying Club | TEEC NOS POS, AZ | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 18:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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