ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362374
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Date: | Sunday 28 February 1993 |
Time: | 19:15 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-135 |
Owner/operator: | Carbone Auto Lease, Inc. |
Registration: | N1554P |
MSN: | 18A-18-3709 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3317 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D-135 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Boonville, NY -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM A PRIVATE POND, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED WINDS ABOUT TREE TOP LEVEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT LIFT DIMINISHED RESULTING IN A DECREASE IN AIRSPEED. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE THE AIRSPEED OR ALTITUDE TO RECOVER, SO HE LOWERED THE FLAPS AND SETTLED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE TREE TOPS. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED THROUGH THE TREES UNTIL IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND ENCOUNTERED A STALL. THE WINDSHEAR WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO93LA036 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA036
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