# Accident 20100514033939A: Piper PA-24-250, Redmond, OR, May 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2010, 07:09 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2539° N, 121.1497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2539&lon=-121.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6967P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6967P-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100514033939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF NORMALLY WITH RETRACTED GEAR AND FLAPS.  BETWEEN 200 AND 400 FT. ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP AT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, CLIMBED APPROX. 200 FT., ENTERED A STALL/SPIN, REVERSED DIRECTION 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 28.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FUEL CONFIRMED IN BOTH WING TANKS.  COCKPIT CONTROLS INDICATE THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS ON, FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS ON THE RH TANK, AUTO PILOT WAS OFF, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND THE FLAP HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION.  ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT POINT OF IMPACT. PROPELLER CONTROL HIGH RPM (PUSHED FORWARD), THROTTLE IN IDLE POSITION (PULLED OUT).  DAMAGE ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM INDICATOR SUGGESTS THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION.  THE PILOT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, LYING 10-15 FEET BEHIND THE MAIN WRECKAGE.  THE PILOT SEAT HAD A SEAT RAIL STOP INSTALLED ON THE INBOARD TRACK.  AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME AND PILOT FLIGHT HOURS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

## 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 WPR10FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA239), May 14, 2010: Piper PA-24-250 (N6967P), Redmond, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N6967P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820331017619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820331017619I), Mar 31, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6967P), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Propeller struck taxiway during taxi on night practice takeofs and landings.

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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