- Date
- June 29, 1987, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sandy Creek, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4627PPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870629034059A
- Case key
- 30687
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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
The pilot of the PA-23-250 attempted a takeoff on a 2200 ft long private airstrip with a grass runway. Witnesses reported the aircraft was airborne further down the runway than normal. The aircraft did not clear the trees on the departure end of the runway. The pilot said he failed to set the flaps prior to takeoff and that the door opened during the takeoff roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4627P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27145
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stanley Groman
- Registered owner
- Groman, Stanley A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Sandy Creek, NY
- Airport
- Private, runway 30, 2,200 × 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
- 76
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.