Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-140 N9660W

15 October 1985 · Chino Valley, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 October 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N9660W, operated by Russell K. Moreton, was involved in an accident near Chino Valley, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Chino Valley, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
34.7697, -112.4503
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N9660W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Russell K. Moreton
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Prescott → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA017

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

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

WHEN THE FLT DEPARTED PRESCOTT FOR THE LOCAL FLT, THE PLT SAID THE RWYS SWITCHED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN 11 & 03 DUE TO THE WINDS. THE OFFICIAL PRESCOTT SURFACT OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 110 DEGREES AT 8 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 17 KTS. AFTER DEPARTING PRESCOTT, THE FLT FLEW TO A DIRT STRIP NORTH OF THE CITY WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF, THE PLT SAID THAT THE LT WING SUDDENLY 'LIFTED' & THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE & SCRAPED THE TOPS OF METAL FENCE POSTS OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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