- Date
- June 23, 1985, 19:00 local (Jun 24, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yuma, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6096PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850623027289A
- Case key
- 16708
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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
On June 23, 1985, a Piper PA24 crashed immediately after takeoff from Yuma arpt while avoiding another acft. The plt made a right turn immediately after takeoff. He then saw the traffic and pushed the control wheel forward. The acft impacted the ground. The other acft was a cropduster. The plt of the cropduster said the two acft were 1/4 mile apart at the closest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6096P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-54OE, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Nunn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 2V6 · CO
- Destination
- PUB · Pueblo, CO
- Airport
- ZV6 · Yuma Municipal, runway 4, 2,200 × 60 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.