- Date
- June 15, 1993, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Newark, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N381CFPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930615018129A
- Case key
- 15736
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Probable cause
The pilot's premature liftoff.
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
The pilot reported normal acceleration and liftoff from the 2,800' grass strip. Shortly after liftoff, at an estimated altitude of 20', he said '...I suddenly lost lift.' He was unable to maintain altitude, and collided with a fence post in a field located off the departure end of the runway. The airplane subsequently crashed into a soybean field. No preimpact mechanical difficulties were claimed by the pilot or discovered during the postaccident investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N381CF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0280
- Airframe hours
- 2,225
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flying C Leasing
- Registered owner
- Flying C Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 12, 1993 · 79 hours before
- Destination
- LOT · Romeoville, IL
- Airport
- 0C8 · Cushing Field, runway 18, 2,800 × 200 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 175 total · 12 in this make and model · 149 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.