# Accident 20160609005449A: Piper PA-28-140, Wishek, ND, June 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2016, 15:27 local time
- Place: Wishek, ND
- Airport: Wishek Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2447° N, 99.5447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2447&lon=-99.5447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6223W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6223W-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160609005449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA212), Jun 9, 2016: Piper PA 28-140 (N6223W), Wishek, ND, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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