Accident · 1992-11-04

NTSB case CHI93LA025 · PIPER PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-11-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (N16231)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: North Star Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTH STAR AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT'S MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF.

Source: NTSB case CHI93LA025

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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