- Date
- September 6, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Washington, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7767PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850906043689A
- Case key
- 13208
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Analysis
The plt attempted to takeoff on the 1800 ft long grass airstrip with 3 passengers on board. A 90 deg, 12 kt x-wind was present and the OAT was 91 deg f. after liftoff, the acft settled back on the airstrip and continued off the end into a bean fld where the landing gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7767P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2983
- Airframe hours
- 3,179
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- D. Schneider
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1984 · 136 hours before
- Departed
- C79 · Washington, IL
- Destination
- H63 · West Plains, MO
- Airport
- C79 · Smittys, runway 27, 1,800 × 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 363 total · 120 in this make and model · 304 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPI, 13 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.
Other investigations on N7767P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.