- Date
- August 29, 1988, 07:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rawlins, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5873UPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880829035789A
- Case key
- 17535
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt and pax were on a flight from milwaukee, WI, to las vegas, NV. The plt made an unscheduled stop at Rawlins due to poor vis and low fuel. The airplane was loaded with suit cases, camping gear, coolers and full fuel. The pilot and pax combined weight was approximately 395 lbs. The plt attempted to takeoff from Rawlins the day before the accident but aborted due to a high density alt. The plt departed the next morning and attained a 100 ft per minute rate of climb. The plt stated the eng 'stalled' due to 'a lack of horsepower to handle the wt of the acft at high alt.' The acft sustained substantial damage during the off arpt landing. The density alt was calculated to be approx 7427 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5873U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26705
- Airframe hours
- 3,385
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Smith, Catherine
- Registered owner
- Catherine Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 13, 1988 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- RWL
- Destination
- Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- RWL · Rawlins Municipal, runway 22, 7,000 × ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 100 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Observed at
- RWL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.