- Date
- June 23, 1989, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chiloquin, OR
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N43708Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890623017389A
- Case key
- 40924
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation for the flight which resulted in inadequate airspeed and an inadvertent stall while attempting to clear trees off the end of the runway. Contributing factors were: the high density altitude, gusty crosswind, upsloping runway, and high obstructions off the end of the runway.
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
Takeoff was from a closed runway with men & equipment working on the first 600 ft repaving. The airport facility directory stated 'takeoff north hazardous, downdrafts and crosswinds, hills and trees'. Upsloping runway. Density alt was about 6300 ft, and there were gusty crosswinds. Passengers reported the stall warning horn activated just after lift-off & was on until the aircraft impacted trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43708
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8490099
- Airframe hours
- 2,335
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Southwest Air Charter
- Registered owner
- Orchel Krier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 17, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Destination
- APC · Napa, CA
- Airport
- 2S7 · Chiloquin State, runway 35, 3,735 × 45 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 260 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LMT, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.