Cessna 175 N6623E

Summary

On 26 December 1993 at about 21:03 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N6623E, operated by Hoyt A. Phelps, was involved in an accident near Peoria, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 December 1993 at 21:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Peoria, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pleasant Valley (AZ05)

Coordinates

33.6500, -112.2398

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N6623E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hoyt A. Phelps

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA082

2 people died.

the pilot's failure to attain sufficient altitude following takeoff. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to use all available runway for takeoff.

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

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Witnesses reported observing the pilot taxi onto the 2,000-foot long runway from an intersection which afforded him between 1,200 and 1,400 feet of usable runway. Nothing unusual was noted during the airplane's ground roll and lift-off, and the airplane began climbing. After the airplane gained between 30 and 60 feet, its pitch attitude lowered, and no additional altitude was gained. The airplane's landing gear collided with a perimeter chainlink fence and cactus, and the airplane came to rest about 1\4 mile from the airstrip. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and was examined. No mechanical discrepancies were found with any airplane system or with the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.