- Date
- February 1, 1987, 19:15 local (Feb 2, 1987, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Marfa, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N47849Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870201001899A
- Case key
- 22320
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot stalled the aircraft while attempting to climb too steeply during takeoff from an old abandoned airport. The aircraft veered left, descended, and struck the ground before flying speed could be regained.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47849
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816142
- Airframe hours
- 6,146
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D36, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hanks Flite Center,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hank'S Flite Center, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 27, 1986 · 43 hours before
- Destination
- MAF · Midland, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 34 in this make and model · 68 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.