- Date
- December 10, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Owosso, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7234DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831210060509A
- Case key
- 12503
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff from owasso airport. The plt stated that he noticed the takeoff roll was longer than normal but everything seemed alright until approximately 100 ft AGL when the acft would no longer climb. The acft impacted about 1/2 mile from the departure end of the rwy and about 20 degrees left of centerline. The plt stated that he brushed the snow from the wings before takeoff. It was originally reported that about 1/8 to 1/4 inch of snow remained on the wing 1/3 of the way back from the leading edge to the aileron when the takeoff occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7234D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5060
- Airframe hours
- 2,364
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William C. Burns
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1983
- Airport
- Owosso, runway 10, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,542 total · 355 in this make and model · 4,393 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MBS, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.