- Date
- September 6, 1986, 08:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Pomeroy, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N15390Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860906044439A
- Case key
- 40498
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was flying over unfamiliar terrain at a low altitude in order to spot elk. The pilot encountered steep rising terrain which his aircraft was unable to out climb. Density altitude at the time of the accident computes to be approximately 7,500 feet. During a forced landing on a clearing the aircraft's left wing struck a tree stump and the aircraft flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15390
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325056
- Airframe hours
- 2,783
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darian D. Liepelt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1985
- Departed
- SFF · Spokane, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Military, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,555 total · 20 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.