Piper PA-28-140 N1798J

Summary

On 4 July 1997 at about 16:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1798J was involved in an accident near Ashdown, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 1997 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashdown, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Garrison Field

Coordinates

33.6691, -94.1193

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N1798J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW97LA250

4 people had minor injuries.

The inadvertent stall/mush. A factor was the high density altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the full power takeoff with the flaps at 25 degrees, the airplane became airborne about 1,500 feet down the grass runway. After clearing a high line at the departure end of the runway, the '[air]plane stopped climbing.' Upon observing a tree line, the pilot turned the airplane 90 degrees to the east and the '[air]plane started to mush.' After the pilot got the airplane to straight flight, the airplane 'mushed to the ground.' The pilot reported that the '[air]plane appeared to be under full power.' The airplane was destroyed by the post crash fire. The weight at the time of takeoff was 2,260 pounds (maximum gross 2,325 pounds) with a field elevation of 330 feet and a temperature of 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The calculated density altitude was 2,800 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.