# Accident 19910207001689A: Piper PA23250, Liberty, NC, February 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1991, 06:40 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Airport: Causey Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8499° N, 79.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8499&lon=-79.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6247Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6247Y-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,482 total, 7 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207001689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES OFF END RUNWAY AT NIGHT IN DENSE FOG. TRIM AND FLAPS FULL DOWN. WAS HIRED AS PILOT FROM FBO FOR FLIGHT

## 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 ATL91FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA051), Feb 7, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N6247Y), Liberty, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE-OF-CLIMB AFTER LIFT-OFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LOW CEILING, FOG, AND THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN A PIPER PA-23.

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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