Accident · 1989-08-30

NTSB case DEN89LA203 · PIPER PA-28-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-08-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (N7111W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE (VARIABLE/GUSTY) WIND CONDITION, AND THE HIGH VEGETATION AND TREE BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

Source: NTSB case DEN89LA203

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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