- Date
- June 5, 1984, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hampton, NH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95007Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840605023719A
- Case key
- 35414
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Purpose of flt was to obtain actual experience in short/soft field operations. Takeoff was initiated on a runway that was not only short and soft, but uphill and with a 70 degree left crosswind. Under these conditions, acft performance was inadequate to clear an 80 ft tree 200 ft from runway end. Impact with tree separated rt wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95007
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-25774
- Airframe hours
- 2,147
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Antonio Sousa
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 6, 1984 · 44 hours before
- Airport
- 7B3 · Hampton, Nh, runway 2, 2,050 × 300 ft, grass/turf
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 81 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.