Piper PA-28-140 N55769

Summary

On 21 June 2000 at about 11:25 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N55769 was involved in an accident near Ben Wheeler, Texas, 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

21 June 2000 at 11:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Ben Wheeler, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

32.4096, -95.6605

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N55769

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Denton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

FTW00LA183

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadvertent stall of the aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff/initial climb from the dry turf runway, the airplane experienced a loss of airspeed and stalled as it cleared the marked powerlines at the departure end of the runway. The airplane struck the ground with the right wing. Numerous attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful. To date a completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120/1/2) has not been submitted to the Safety Board by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.