- Date
- June 15, 1986, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, MA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1866TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860615024199A
- Case key
- 30357
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Elevator - improper use ofCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft climbed in an excessively nose high attitude upon rotation at 60 mph. It then veered left and settled to the left side of the rwy. The plt reduced the power to idle and applied braked. The acft continued to slide and collided with trees. The acft was then destroyed by post crash fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1866T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225014
- Airframe hours
- 3,160
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin J. Rohan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1986
- Departed
- Palmer, MA
- Airport
- PMX · Metropolitan, runway 22, 2,500 × 55 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 85 total · 13 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.