# Accident 19930814029449A: Piper PA22150, Ellis, KS, August 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1993, 19:20 local time
- Place: Ellis, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9347° N, 99.5568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellis, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9347&lon=-99.5568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9666D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9666D-2013-03-21) (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 PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 107 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930814029449A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT ON ROAD TAKEOFF. DRIFTED. SETTLED INTO DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI93LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA323), Aug 15, 1993: Piper PA-22-150 (N9666D), Ellis, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors in the accident are the pilot's premature liftoff, his failure to keep the airplane properly aligned during the initial climb, and…

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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