- Date
- November 3, 1987, 06:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monte Vista, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5483HPiper PA-18-105
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871103062319A
- Case key
- 17414
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to take off on a frost-covered, pvt airstrip. Witnesses observed the aircraft become airborne before it settled back down to the ground. Control of the acft was lost and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5483H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-105
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-74
- Airframe hours
- 3,026
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Shiver, Larry K.
- Registered owner
- Larry K. Shiver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 11, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Airport
- runway 34, 2,400 × 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 334 total · 178 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
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 N5483H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.