- Date
- March 11, 1983, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Breckenridge, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24147Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830311007169A
- Case key
- 20831
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt stated that she initiated rotation for takeoff at 58 to 60 mph. Very shortly after lift-off, the left wing dropped. The student stated that she seemed to have no control over the acft after the left wing dropped & that she never heard the stall warning horn. The acft hit the ground, left wing first, off the left side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24147
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A1090
- Airframe hours
- 239
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Russell B. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1983 · 22 hours before
- Airport
- BKD · Stephens Co., runway 17, 4,600 × 100 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 14 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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 N24147 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.