# Accident 19890506010889A: Piper PA22135, Augusta, GA, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 19:55 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Daniels Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6141° N, 82.2971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Daniels Airport (GA41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6141&lon=-82.2971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8693C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8693C-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED INTO TREES ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CRASH. PILOT DIED 25 DAYS AFTER CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA144), May 6, 1989: Piper PA-22-135 (N8693C), Augusta, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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