- Date
- December 23, 1988, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Winnett, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5570HPiper PA-11
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881223060079A
- Case key
- 17653
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was taking off from a farm strip with a 10 kt head wind. The plt said the sun was shining at the time of the acdt but there had been snow showers in the area. He said the liftoff was normal but at about 15 to 18 ft AGL the acft stalled and crashed. After the acdt the plt found a thin layer of ice on the wings. He said the sun probably melted snow on the wings, while the acft was parked, which then froze during the takeoff. The temp at the time of the acdt was estimated to be 20-25 deg f. the plt reported he had flown 10 hrs in the preceding 24.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5570H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11-1092
- Airframe hours
- 3,825
- Engine
- Continental C-90-8F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lemmon, Darrell C.
- Registered owner
- Lemmon, Darrell & Robin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 23, 1988 · 174 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE · Ryegate, MT
- Airport
- NONE · Farm Strip, runway 22, 3,000 × 50 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 246 total · 175 in this make and model · 204 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °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 N5570H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.