ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45901
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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 2004 |
| Time: | 12:29 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6854P |
| MSN: | 18-7447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3767 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A22 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (FFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane entered a departure stall in the takeoff initial climb and impacted the ground on the ramp underneath a wing of a parked airplane. The airplane had been participating in a fly-in at the airport on the day of the accident. During the air show the pilot had placed his airplane on static display and was also going to offer rides in the airplane for a fee. The accident occurred on the first flight of the day with a passenger onboard. A compilation of witnesses observed the airplane liftoff at a steep pitch angle after a short ground run. About 100 feet above the ground the airplane started to turn to the left and the left wing and nose dropped. The airplane rotated 180 degrees to its direction of takeoff and collided with the ground, coming to rest underneath the wing of a parked airplane. The airframe and engine were inspected with no mechanical anomalies noted that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041116X01821&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 November 1985 | N6854P | Dave William Penn | 0 | Buffalo, SD | |
sub |
| 15 August 1995 | N6854P | Private | 0 | Owyhee, OR | |
sub |
Location
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] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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