- Date
- July 16, 1988, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Agua Dulce, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N33043Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880716026799A
- Case key
- 26059
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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 pilot attempted a takeoff from a 2,900 ft MSL elevation airport when the observed unofficial outside air temperature was a reported 105 degrees fahrenheit. Although no exact pressure altitude was available an approximate density altitude of 6,300 was derived from the temperature and assumed pressure altitude. The pilot said that he selected 20 degrees of flaps for uphill takeoff, and, after liftoff, reduced the flaps to 10 degrees. As the aircraft climbed out toward rising terrain the pilot said that the aircraft was not climbing sufficiently and he elected to turn down a canyon toward lower terrain. The right wing struck a moderate sized bush on the top of a ridge and the aircraft then collided with the ground. The pilot said there was no mechanical malfunctions prior to the ground collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33043
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525143
- Airframe hours
- 4,345
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roth, Stanley H.
- Registered owner
- Roth, Stanley H
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1987 · 177 hours before
- Departed
- L70
- Destination
- DAG · Barstow, CA
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 1,070 in this make and model · 1,069 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 64 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.