Piper PA-28-161 N83006

Summary

On 6 June 1982 at about 00:12 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N83006, operated by Belton T. & Calaudia MIX, was involved in an accident near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 June 1982 at 00:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N83006

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Belton T. & Calaudia MIX

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake Charles → Lake Charles

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82FRD13

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT TOLD THE SURVIVING PAX HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A SHORT FLD TAKEOFF WITH FULL (40 DEG) FLAPS. THE PAX, WHO IS ALSO A PLT, DISAGREED WITH THE PLT. THE PLT SAID IT WOULD BE OKAY & PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PAX SUGGESTED HE CHANGE THE FLAP SETTING TO 10 DEG. THE PLT DID NOT CHANGE THE FLAP SETTING. 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY THE PAX SUGGESTED THEY ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE PLT DISAGREED & PULLED THE NOSE UP. THE ACFT FELT MUSHY & THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE OBSCURED THE VIEW OF THE UPCOMING TREES. THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE LIMB & CARTWHEELED. WITNESSES REVEALED THE ACFT STARTED ITS TAKEOFF RUN WITH ABOUT 3,000 FT OF USABLE RWY. THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RWY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNEABOUT 500-800 FT DOWN THE RWY. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RWY THE ACFT HAD GAINED ABOUT 6-8 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.