- Date
- September 25, 1984, 19:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hazleton, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8859KPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840925051509A
- Case key
- 35774
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Analysis
Acft departed with full fuel and passenger load near max gross weight, toward rising terrain. After reaching about 400 ft AGL, plt felt acft was losing climb performance, although no signs of power decrease were noted. Acft seemed to be settling. Plt noted trees ahead in beam of lndg lights, cut power and allowed acft to stall/mush into trees. Density altitude calculation to be 3500 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8859K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2823752
- Airframe hours
- 3,308
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis Dommermuth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- HZL · Hazleton, runway 28, 4,899 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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