Piper PA-46-350P N6295Z

Summary

On 2 December 1997 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-46-350P registered N6295Z, operated by Hov-Aire, Inc., was involved in an accident near Vicksburg, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 December 1997 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vicksburg, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.1199, -85.5304

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-350P

Registration

N6295Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hov-Aire, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Kalamazoo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA052

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor was the uneven runway at the grass airstrip.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane went over a large hump in the runway during the takeoff roll at about 800 feet from the approach end of the runway. He reported the airplane veered to the left and the 'takeoff was aborted.' The passenger, who was on board to monitor the instruments, reported that the intended flight was a maintenance test flight. The passenger reported that the airplane entered a large dip in the runway about 1,200 feet from the approach end of the runway. He reported the airplane became 'airborne near stall speed.' The left wing struck the ground. The airplane departed the left side of the runway at about a 45 degree angle and traveled approximately another 1,000 feet before striking a row of small trees before coming to rest.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.