- Date
- June 19, 1982, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Rawlins, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3411APiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820619023199A
- Case key
- 71921
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he had landed on a blacktop road, but opted to takeoff on a gravel road because of the proximity of reflector posts to the wings. He stepped off the road and estimated that he had about 800 ft for takeoff. The density altitude was about 9150 ft. after starting the takeoff roll, he elected to abort. While aborting, the aircraft ran off the road at a curve, encountered a 3 to 4 ft drop in the terrain, and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3411A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-1073
- Airframe hours
- 1,540
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Gibbens
- Registered owner
- John L. Gibbens
- Departed
- RWL · Rawlins, WY
- Destination
- RWL · Rawlins, WY
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 433 total · 67 in this make and model · 385 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWL, 10 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.