Piper PA-28-181 N25HG

Summary

On 2 August 1987 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N25HG was involved in an accident near Newport, New Hampshire, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 1987 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Parlin Field (2B3)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N25HG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA218

Nobody was injured.

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

ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER REACHING 200 FEET ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SANDBANK. THE PILOT HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE ENGINE AND HAD EXCESSIVE MAG DROP DURING THE RUN-UP. THIS WAS CORRECTED BY LEANING THE MIXTURE. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE ENGINE DEVELOPED LESS RPM THAN DESIRED SO THE PILOT DECIDEDTO LAND. HE LATER SAID HE SHOULD HAVE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF EARLIER. NO MALFUNCTIONS OR MECHANICAL FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AT HIGH GROSS WEIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO OPERATIONS WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.