Accident · 1989-07-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-07-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-34-200T (N6144H)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Alpine Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ALPINE AVIATION
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FENCE & VEHICLE.
Source: NTSB case DEN89LA169Flight 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.