ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176957
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| Date: | Sunday 14 June 2015 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43078 |
| MSN: | 28-7425332 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4520 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Hampton Airfield (7B3), Hampton, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hampton, NH (7B3) |
| Biddeford, ME (B19) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that the airplane lifted off normally but would not climb. The airplane cleared trees at the end of the runway before descending and impacting a wooded area. Two witnesses reported and airport surveillance video confirmed that the airplane lifted off in an extreme nose-up attitude and remained in that attitude as it descended below trees at the end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. During the examination, the stabilator trim was found in the full nose-up position. The pre-takeoff checklist for the airplane included instructions to properly set the stabilator trim prior to takeoff. It is likely that the stabilator trim position resulted in the airplane’s extreme nose-up attitude, which led to an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb and an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to properly set the stabilator trim prior to takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=43078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1990 | N43078 | Stephen Benhanania | 0 | Lusby, MD | |
sub |
| 29 July 1994 | N43078 | Flight Leader, Inc. | 0 | Towanda, PA | |
sub |
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Photo of small plane that crashed in North Hampton, NH #wcvb pic.twitter.com/GjvtrKzHXO
— Sera Congi (@seracongi) June 14, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2015 15:01 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 19:19 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Jun-2015 20:58 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2015 04:51 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Source, Damage] |
| 17-Jun-2015 06:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 18:52 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo] |
| 17-Sep-2018 18:57 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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