# Accident 19900729029139A: Piper STCPA22, Leavenworth, WA, July 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1990, 20:30 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Airport: Lake Wenatche State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8103° N, 120.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8103&lon=-120.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9978D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978D-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 543 total, 148 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729029139A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. HOT AND HUMID WITH FULL FLAPS. SETTLED INTO TREES OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA90FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA149), Jul 30, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N9978D), Leavenworth, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT IN PREFLIGHT PLANNING WHEN DEPARTING TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE HIS DECISION TO ATTEMPT A CLIMB-OUT WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, AND THE…

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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