- Date
- August 26, 1984, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3573XPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840826043409A
- Case key
- 24385
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that she rotated the acft at 65 KTS and the acft lifted off at 70 KTS. Shortly after liftoff the acft veered to the left and the stall warning horn activated. The plt lowered the pitch attitude, the acft began to settle and the right main landing gear struck a tree stump. The density altitude was computed to be 8200 feet. The acft weight was calculated to be approximately 383 lbs below max gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3573X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016094
- Airframe hours
- 1,921
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Redwood Aviation, doing business as Let'S Fly, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gary D. Clifton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 13, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Destination
- EKO · Elko, NV
- Airport
- TRK · Truckee-Tahoe, runway 19, 3,700 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 87 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRK
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 N3573X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.