- Date
- February 10, 1981
- Place
- Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Injuries
- 9 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N27661Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810210003469A
- Case key
- 136454
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0552 81/2/10 PRESCOTT,AZ PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 1 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0810 N27661 PX- 0 8 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 29, 3078 TOTAL HOURS, 860 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ERNEST A. LOVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEDONA,AZ LOS ANGELES,CA PRESCOTT,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- 658LBS OVR MAX LMT,CG 1.28 IN BHND AFI LMT.NOSED UP,UN TO LWR NOSE W EL.EL DWN STOP BKD OUT 9THRDS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27661
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ernest A. Love
N27661Registration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Piper PA-31-350Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.