Piper PA 28-140 N4764T

Summary

On 18 September 2007 at about 23:59 local time, a Piper PA 28-140 registered N4764T, operated by Aaron Parker, was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, Arizona, 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

18 September 2007 at 23:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Flagstaff Puliam (FLG)

Coordinates

35.1275, -111.6822

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-140

Registration

N4764T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aaron Parker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flagstaff → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA265

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to attain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a forced landing off the end of the runway. A contributing factor to the accident was the gusting wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 33-hour student pilot was performing a short field takeoff. He selected two notches of flaps and while holding the brakes, applied full power. The airplane accelerated to 65 knots and lifted from the runway. The airspeed then decreased so the pilot pushed the nose over and retracted the flaps. He continued to descend and the airspeed would not increase. The pilot force landed the airplane off the end of the runway and it impacted trees. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector, there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine. Winds at the time of the accident were from 240 degrees at 10 knots, with 16-knot wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.