Piper PA-36-375 N3963E
23 July 2011 · Cambridge, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2011 at about 11:38 local time, a Piper PA-36-375 registered N3963E, operated by Joseph M Sides, was involved in an accident near Cambridge, Nebraska, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 11:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cambridge, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cambridge Municipal Airport (CSB)
- Coordinates
- 40.3081, -100.1667
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-375
- Registration
- N3963E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph M Sides
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cambridge → Cambridge
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA526
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to reset the engine's mixture control lever to the full rich position prior to takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was departing on the first agricultural application flight of the day. He said that as he taxiing, he noticed the engine temperature rising, so he leaned the mixture. He completed his engine run-up and departed. He said that as the airplane was accelerating down the runway, he noticed the airplane was not developing enough power, but he had used up most of the runway and could not abort the takeoff. During climb, the airplane experienced a degrade in performance and struck terrain about 600 feet from the airport. The impact collapsed the landing gear and caused substantial damage to the airframe and elevator. The pilot reported that he inadvertently departed with the engine's mixture control lever at the halfway leaned setting. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane, and the accident could have been prevented if he had used a checklist.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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