- Date
- June 8, 1985, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lovington, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7336ZPiper PA-25-235-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850608023599A
- Case key
- 16699
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to take off to the east from a 1000-foot mowed alfalfa field at a field elevation of 3700 ft MSL. The plt estimated the winds to be from the southeast at 8 mph. The density altitude was computed to be between 6578 and 6871 ft MSL. According to the Piper acft corporation, the airplane would require 1688 ft to take off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7336Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235-B (PA-25-235-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-3285
- Airframe hours
- 2,570
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary D. Gee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1985 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- runway 9, 1,000 × 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 562 total · 1 in this make and model · 468 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROS, 71 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 N7336Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.