ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371770
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| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1987 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Basco Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N16491 |
| MSN: | 28-7325285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6627 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pottstown, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pottstown, PA (N47) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WHO WAS WATCHING FROM THE RAMP, SAID THE THE STUDENT PLT SEEMED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE ANGLE OF ATTACK AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM THE START OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND ABOUT 75 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT SAID THAT HE WAS DOING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88LA052
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 2015 | N16491 | Private | 0 | Princeton, New Jersey | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 09:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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