19900414008879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Wendover, UT · April 14, 1990

Date
April 14, 1990 · 23:30 local
Place
Wendover, UT
Airport
Wendover Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6401P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA092
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1C5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
635 total207 in this make and model9 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.

Pilot activated runway lights, went off per 15 minute timer as pilot turned downwind after takeoff. Lost control.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ACTIVATED RUNWAY LIGHTS, WENT OFF PER 15 MINUTE TIMER AS PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND AFTER TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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