ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44423
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| Date: | Monday 18 July 2005 |
| Time: | 09:07 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7868Y |
| MSN: | 30-940 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6115 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jerry Sumners Sr. Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora, Missouri. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Aurora, MO (2H2) |
| Gilbertsville, KY (M34) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The multiengine airplane impacted terrain shortly after taking off from runway 18 (3,002 feet by 60 feet, asphalt). The surviving passenger reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane seemed "sluggish" and "wasn't picking up speed." After liftoff, the airplane's "stall alarm" sounded as the airplane crossed over a tree line which was situated south of the airport. The pilot "slightly leveled" the airplane and the "stall alarm" silenced momentarily before sounding again. The passenger stated that the right wingtip "went up high and the nose went down" simultaneously when the stall warning horn sounded for the second time. The airplane impacted about 1,900 feet south of the departure end of the runway in a vacant grass field. The on-scene investigation did not reveal any preimpact anomalies that would have prevented the normal operation of the airplane or its associated systems. At the time of the accident, the airplane was approximately 177 lbs over its certified maximum gross weight. Winds reported at a nearby airport were 220 degrees true at 8 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining adequate airspeed and aircraft control during initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at a low altitude. A factor to the accident was the pilot operating the airplane over its certified maximum gross weight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050728X01117&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7868Y
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2017 19:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2017 10:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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