- Date
- September 9, 1990, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Goldsboro, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6341JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 8272
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor related to the accident was: control interference by the passenger.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Witnesses reported hearing a power reduction during the initial climb after takeoff. They saw the aircraft enter a steep pitch-up followed by a left roll & spin entry. Subsequently it impacted in a steep nose down & left wing down attitude. The engine was examined. No discrepancies were found that would preclude its operation. The passenger indicated that he may have retarded the throttle. There was continuity of the flight control system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6341J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-4849
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thompson, Chester I.
- Airport
- NONE · Cox Grantham, runway 23
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSB, 13 nm away