- Date
- August 7, 1983, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2893TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830807039209A
- Case key
- 16132
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Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff in VMC wx conditions with an arpt elevation of 5145 ft MSL and tempertaure 86 degrees f. density alt was 7468 ft. in the pilots operating handbook the takeoff distance vs density alt chart goes to amax alt of 7000 ft. a note says 'extrapolation of the chart above 7000 ft density alt is invalid'. An FAA aviation safety inspector stated that a takeoff should not be attempted if the takeoff distance cannot be determined by the charts. After the accident the engine was test run the the mixture was leaned using the pilots technique. It was found that 100 more RPM was obtained when the mixture was set with the mixture control leaned an additional 1/2 inch. The plt had used rwy 15 which is 5400 ft long for takeoff. Takeoff roll was longer than usual & the acft would not climb above 200 ft. the terrain was rising to the south so the pilot made a forced landing in a plowed field one mile south of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2893T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225273
- Airframe hours
- 4,046
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard J. Doyle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 29, 1982
- Destination
- BJC · Denver, CO
- Airport
- 48V · Tri-County, runway 15, 5,400 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 514 total · 121 in this make and model · 480 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC, 7 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.