- Date
- April 3, 1987, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morgan, UT
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3809PPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870403008429A
- Case key
- 17101
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt departed Morgan arpt with an acft near gross weight, in a relatively strong cross wind. After a successful takeoff at about 100 AGL, he said he encountered moderate turbulence and a downdraft. Altitude and airspeed could not be maintained. The acft impacted the ground a short distance from the departure end of rwy 21.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3809P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3498
- Airframe hours
- 2,378
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John D. Compton
- Registered owner
- John D. Compton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 24, 1986 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 42U · Morgan City, UT
- Airport
- 42U · Morgan Municipal, runway 21, 3,800 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,150 total · 350 in this make and model · 5,080 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N3809P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.