- Date
- May 8, 1988, 15:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- Pawnee, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1424CPiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880508013039A
- Case key
- 22637
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Probable cause
Aircraft's flight envelope was exceeded.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The unlicensed pilot and two passengers were injured when their airplane failed to climb after departing from a turf runway. The airplane collided with trees and impacted the terrain resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. The aircraft was approximately 300 pounds over maximum gross weight and the pilot was attempting to take off with a left cross wind that was gusting up to 26 mph.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1424C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5558-21
- Airframe hours
- 3,464
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jim F. White
- Registered owner
- Joe F White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1987
- Departed
- H97 · Pawnee, OK
- Destination
- NONE · Hunter, OK
- Airport
- H97 · Pawnee Municipal, runway 36, 2,100 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 50
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 19 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 45 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.
Other investigations on N1424C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.