# Accident 20181217022159A: Piper PA-24-250, Aberdeen, ID, December 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2018, 08:04 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, ID
- Airport: Aberdeen Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9203° N, 112.8947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9203&lon=-112.8947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6283P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6283P-2019-04-26) (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: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 177 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181217022159A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 17, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY AT 0803 AIRCRAFT N6238P TOOK-OFF FROM ABERDEEN ID AIRPORT (U36) THE AIRCRAFT A PIPER PA24-250 CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AFTER WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STALL ROUGHLY 1,500 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN ALMOST VERTICAL POSITION WITH THE RIGHT WING SLIGHTLY DOWN.

## 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 WPR19FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA042), Dec 17, 2018: Piper PA-24-250 (N6283P), Aberdeen, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention during the takeoff climb due to a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack and subsequent stall/spin.

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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