19940716018629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Elko, NV · July 16, 1994

Date
July 16, 1994 · 13:07 local
Place
Elko, NV
Airport
Elko Municipal - J C Harris Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6785W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA287
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
710 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed in severe gusty wind. Encountered downdraft on climbout. Descended and collided with a fence.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON CLIMBOUT. DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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