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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Kent, WA · July 14, 1995

Date
July 14, 1995 · 22:20 local
Place
Kent, WA
Airport
Crest Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5040W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA151
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
348 total51 in this make and model31 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 clear rising terrain on climbout. Settled into trees. Pilot reported gross weight but possible overgross.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. PILOT REPORTED GROSS WEIGHT BUT POSSIBLE OVERGROSS.

NTSB investigation

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