Accident · 1993-08-14

NTSB case CHI93LA323 · PIPER PA-22-150 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-08-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (N9666D)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors in the accident are the pilot's premature liftoff, his failure to keep the airplane properly aligned during the initial climb, and the high density altitude.

Source: NTSB case CHI93LA323

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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