19880313005129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Ruidoso, NM · March 13, 1988

Date
March 13, 1988 · 16:45 local
Place
Ruidoso, NM
Airport
Sierra Blanca
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32982
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA065
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
199 total77 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Strong crosswind and high density altitude prevented aircraft from gaining altitude on takeoff. Hit trees.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG CROSSWIND AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PREVENTED AIRCRAFT FROM GAINING ALTITUDE ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.