- Date
- June 15, 1986, 10:32 local (15:32 UTC)
- Place
- Middle Bass Is., OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9135WPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860615024429A
- Case key
- 7130
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Heavy rains had flooded the causeway that connected Middle Bass island to the main island. A family was in need of transportation off the island and the pilot was attempting to fly them to the mainland using the 2,100 foot grass airstrip. The airstrip was wet with muddy ruts. Witnesses observed the acft lift off at midpoint then settle back to the runway. The acft continued and lifted off in a nose high attitude. The acft did not gain altitude and collided with trees off the end of the runway, settled inverted and burned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9135W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-10754
- Airframe hours
- 1,990
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Feite F.Hofman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1985
- Departed
- OH09 · Middle Bass Isl, OH
- Destination
- PCW · Port Clinton, OH
- Airport
- OH09 · East Point, runway 9, 2,100 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,465 total · 1,325 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 11,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.