Porter SEAREY N827P

Summary

On 26 June 1999 at about 23:55 local time, a Porter SEAREY registered N827P, operated by Roger L. Porter, was involved in an accident near Morenci, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 1999 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Morenci, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

41.7209, -84.2109

Aircraft

Porter SEAREY

Registration

N827P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roger L. Porter

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA197

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors to the accident were the high trees at the departure end of the runway, and the stall encountered.

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

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The pilot had just taken off from his private airstrip and did not believe that he could clear the trees at the end of the runway. The pilot decided to make a landing in an adjacent field that would require a turn of approximately 150 degrees. The pilot stated that the steep turn required resulted in a stall and subsequent nose down impact with the ground. The runway surface consisted of dry sod six inches high, which the pilot stated as a reason that the airplane did not reach rotation speed as soon as normal. The runway is approximately 965 feet long and 75 feet wide with high trees approximately 350 feet from the departure end of the runway. There is a slight uphill grade to the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.