ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35322
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| Date: | Sunday 28 November 1999 |
| Time: | 11:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-125 |
| Owner/operator: | Troy A. Baum |
| Registration: | N1132A |
| MSN: | 18-726 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1826 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KAFO) |
| Nampa, ID (S67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was tied down on the ramp overnight. The pilot did not obtain a weather briefing or file a flight plan, and no airplane services were rendered. Witnesses said there was 'stand up' frost, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, on parked airplanes nearby. The temperature was near freezing, the wind was calm, and a heavy fog enveloped the airport when the airplane took off. It impacted terrain 400 yards west of the runway and burned. It was computed the airplane was 115 pounds overweight at takeoff.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to remove frost from the wings prior to takeoff, causing an inadvertent stall/spin on initial climbout. Factors included exceeding the aircraft's certificated gross weight, and fog conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00FA021
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1981 | N1132A | Farmterials | 0 | near Cove, Or | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jun-2013 09:31 | JINX | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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