- Date
- July 5, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Carmel, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9909PPiper PA-36-285
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850705030239A
- Case key
- 13128
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Analysis
The plt stated that his acft was loaded with dry fertilizer. Following takeoff from the sod strip he failed to clear a dirt bank at the south end of the airstrip. After striking the dirt bank he impacted in a cornfield nose down. Following the accident the plt stated to an FAA operations inspector that he was overgrossed for the fld conditions of that day. The plt's estimate of the air temperature at the time of the accident was 93 degs f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9909P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-285
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36750017
- Airframe hours
- 2,250
- Engine
- Continental TIARA 6-285, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lawrence J. Vieck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- RLA · Beckerman
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,900 total · 800 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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