- Date
- July 1, 1985, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Milford, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N82631Piper PA-28-236
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850701061279A
- Case key
- 35906
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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
According to the plt, the preflt and runup checks were normal. The plt then applied full pwr for takeoff and rotation was initiated at 60 KTS. After liftoff, the acft appeared to loose pwr and began to yaw to the left. The stall warning horn sounded and the plt lowered the pitch attitude. The stall warning sounded again and the plt felt a pwr surge just prior to the acft contacting the rwy. The acft slid left, and collided with a ditch. The right stabilizer contacted a tree and the acft came to a stop. The nose and right main gears were sheared off during the accident sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82631
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8111003
- Airframe hours
- 1,086
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-03A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Taylor Machine Co.
- Registered owner
- Assad A. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1984
- Destination
- DXR · Danbury, CT
- Airport
- 11N · Candlelight, runway 34, 2,900 × 50 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--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 613 total · 466 in this make and model · 588 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.