19901013045019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Agua Dulce, CA · October 13, 1990

Date
October 13, 1990 · 13:58 local
Place
Agua Dulce, CA
Airport
Agua Dulce Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5809U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA009
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total88 in this make and model31 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.

Struck hillside trying to outclimb rising terrain after takeoff. High temperature and at gross weight were factors.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK HILLSIDE TRYING TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. HIGH TEMPERATURE AND AT GROSS WEIGHT WERE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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