- Date
- June 24, 1991, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Payson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8382BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910624023779A
- Case key
- 27255
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Probable cause
A premature liftoff, stall, and subsequent in flight collision with terrain. A factor related to the accident was the high density altitude.
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 private pilot stated that he planned on becoming airborne at about 65 mph. The takeofff roll was initiated and the airplane became airborne prematurely after traveling about 200 feet and at an airspeed of about 45 mph, with the stall warning horn activated. The airplane stalled and collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8382B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36182
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James F. Ballard
- Registered owner
- James F. Ballard
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- CCB · Upland, CA
- Airport
- E69 · Payson, runway 24, 4,910 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 281 total · 281 in this make and model · 281 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.