- Date
- November 26, 1988, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Danielson, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8172PPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881126052769A
- Case key
- 36341
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to recognize a stall and take corrective action prior to experiencing a loss of control.
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 Piper made a takeoff and was then observed to drop its right wing and veer to the right striking the ground and cartwheeling on top of a parked unoccupied Cessna 172. The four occupants of the Piper escaped prior to a fire which started about one minute after the collision and destroyed both aircraft. An on board witness said he heard a horn prior to the wing dropping. The pilot said he did not remember the horn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8172P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8090262
- Airframe hours
- 1,223
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James B. Casavan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1988 · 1,223 hours before
- Departed
- 5B3 · Danielson, CT
- Airport
- 5B3 · Danielson, runway 31, 2,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 100 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.