- Date
- February 14, 1988, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Maud, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9319TPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880214005819A
- Case key
- 22615
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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.
Analysis
The acft took off from a 1800 ft private, turf, strip. The takeoff was to the sw and the wind was strong and gusty from the nw. There are trees along the right or upwind side of the rwy. Shortly after takeoff, the acft encountered turbulence and collided with a tree off the end of the rwy. The plt has never held a license or medical certificate. The pilot did not complete an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9319T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-78A0029
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William C. Embry
- Registered owner
- Embrey, William C
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 58
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 18 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.