- Date
- June 14, 1985, 09:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Long Valley, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N843Piper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40176
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt chose to land on a country road due to low fuel. After refueling the plt attempted to depart the rough road. During the takeoff roll the acft veered left and struck a wire fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N843
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-144
- Airframe hours
- 1,927
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne L. Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1985
- Departed
- Long Valley, NV
- Destination
- LKV · Lakeview, OR
- Airport
- Uknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,043 total · 138 in this make and model · 959 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F