# Accident 19920626022069A: Piper PA60601, Prescott, AZ, June 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1992, 15:53 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6191° N, 112.4190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6191&lon=-112.4190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601DE-1999-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,852 total, 21 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626022069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA263), Jun 26, 1992: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 (N601DE), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE'S FAILURE TO ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE RATE OF CLIMB BECAUSE OF DEGRADED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES. A FACTOR IN 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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