19890819030509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Dove Creek, CO · August 19, 1989

Date
August 19, 1989 · 08:45 local
Place
Dove Creek, CO
Airport
Dove Creek Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56654
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA196
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,807 total50 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.

Unable to climb over wires and rising terrain aborted climb. Wing stalled and was severed by ground impact landing.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER WIRES AND RISING TERRAIN ABORTED CLIMB. WING STALLED AND WAS SEVERED BY GROUND IMPACT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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