ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359820
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Date: | Thursday 8 September 1994 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-140 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4188Q |
MSN: | 28-7725236 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Princeton, WI -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (1WI3) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A 2,500' SOFT TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 800' FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB MORE THAN 40' ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO FLY OFF THE AIRPORT AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE, STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND CRASHED INTO A SWAMP. THE PILOT WROTE IN HIS REPORT TO THE NTSB THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY: 'MORE POWER-LESS WEIGHT.'
Probable Cause: the pilot's premature liftoff.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI94LA317 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA317
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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