# Accident 20070204001089A: Piper PA38112, Owyhee, OR, February 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2007, 14:40 local time
- Place: Owyhee, OR
- Airport: Owyhee Reservoir State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4256° N, 117.3433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4256&lon=-117.3433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9670T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9670T-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070204001089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING FROM OWYHEE RESERVOIR AIRPORT WHICH IS A GRAVEL STRIP AND CANYON TERRAIN. PILOT WAS USING BACK PRESSURE ON YOKE OF AIRCRAFT (SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF) WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS IN GROUND EFFECT. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT STAYED IN GROUND EFFECT AND WAS UNABLE TO BUILD ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO ESTABLISH A CLIMB. AT END OF RUNWAY (32) TERRAIN IS STEEP AND DOWNWARD GOING INTO OWYHEE RESERVOIR AND SAID AIRCRAFT LOST GROUND EFFECT AND STALLED FALLING INTO RESERVOIR APP 7500 INTO LAKE AND SANK.

## 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 SEA07CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA057), Feb 4, 2007: Piper PA-38-112 (N9670T), Ontario, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an airspeed above Vs after lifting off of a remote gravel airstrip. Factors include the pilot's failure to correctly understand the procedure to use for a…

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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