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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wishek, ND · June 9, 2016

Date: June 9, 2016 · 15:27 local
Place: Wishek, ND
Airport: Wishek Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6223W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16FA212
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total17 in this make and model

N6223WRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-20264 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 9, 2016, about 1527 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N6223W,

Impacted terrain while departing from Wishek Municipal Airport (6L5), Wishek, north

Dakota. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The

Airplane was registered to and operated by cherokee flying club under the provisions of 14

Code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions

Existed at the time of the accident. The flight departed without a flight plan and was destined

For bismarck municipal airport (bis), bismarck, north dakota.

The

Airplane departed on runway 14 and climbed out with a nose high attitude. After entering into a

Right turn, the airplane rapidly pitched down to a nose low attitude. The airplane impacted into

A lake about ½ mile southwest of the airport, coming to rest in about four feet of water with a

Steep, nose low attitude.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 9, 2016, ABOUT 1527 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRPLANE, N6223W,

IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE DEPARTING FROM WISHEK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6L5), WISHEK, NORTH

DAKOTA. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE

AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CHEROKEE FLYING CLUB UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS DESTINED

FOR BISMARCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BIS), BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.

THE

AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 14 AND CLIMBED OUT WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AFTER ENTERING INTO A

RIGHT TURN, THE AIRPLANE RAPIDLY PITCHED DOWN TO A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED INTO

A LAKE ABOUT ½ MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, COMING TO REST IN ABOUT FOUR FEET OF WATER WITH A

STEEP, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN16FA212Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportWishek, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a climbing turn after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to…Jun 9, 2016 · Substantial damage