- Date
- August 22, 1987, 17:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Batesville, AR
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6079DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870822047129A
- Case key
- 34301
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was at maximum gross weight at takeoff. The field elevation was 613 feet and the density altitude was 3300 feet. There were two runways available. Runway 25 was 6002 feet long and had a slight headwind from the southwest. Runway 35 was 3320 feet long and had a light quartering tailwind/crosswind from the left. The pilot selected runway 35 for takeoff. One witness reported the airplane flying 10 to 15 feet AGL about midway of the runway in a slightly nose-high attitude, but not climbing. The airplane went below high voltage power lines and hit a large telephone cable. It then hit almost straight down on a highway and started burning.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6079D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 224733
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Amos Aviation,Inc
- Registered owner
- Henderson Steel Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- M19 · Newport, AR
- Airport
- BVX · Regional, runway 35, 3,320 × 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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 60 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 49 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.