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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Prescott, AZ · June 26, 1992

Date
June 26, 1992 · 15:53 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Airport
Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N601DE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA263
Reported as
Piper PA60601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540P1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,852 total21 in this make and model55 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 after liftoff. Settled into desert terrain. Gear was stiff legged. Hornet nest in nose cone inlet.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. SETTLED INTO DESERT TERRAIN. GEAR WAS STIFF LEGGED. HORNET NEST IN NOSE CONE INLET.

NTSB investigation

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