- Date
- July 1, 1991, 09:13 local (13:13 UTC)
- Place
- Nayville, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8670DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910701025319A
- Case key
- 36948
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to attain adequate airspeed to climb, which resulted in a stall/mush. The trees were a related factor.
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
During takeoff, the airplane lifted off at 60 to 65 mph. Once airborne, it would not climb and it settled into trees off the departure end of the runway. The airplane was reported to have had a best angle of climb speed of 70 mph and a best rate of climb speed of 84 mph. The pilot had a total time of 111 hours with 47 hours in this make and model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8670D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5878
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Ottaway
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 111 total · 47 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8670D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.