Piper PA-38-112 N9670T

Summary

On 4 February 2007 at about 22:35 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N9670T was involved in an accident near Ontario, Oregon, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

4 February 2007 at 22:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Ontario, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Owyhee Reservoir State (28U)

Coordinates

43.4256, -117.3433

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N9670T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ontario → Caldwell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA057

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an airspeed above Vs after lifting off of a remote gravel airstrip. Factors include the pilot's failure to correctly understand the procedure to use for a soft-field takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft descended into a reservoir off the departure end of the runway during the takeoff initial climb. The pilot held the control yoke in the full aft position during the entire takeoff roll. Due to the position of the control yoke, the aircraft used considerably more runway than it would have if the yoke had been in the near-neutral position. After lifting off approximately 1,600 feet down the 1,840 foot runway, the aircraft traveled about 300 more feet before settling into a reservoir that was just off the departure end of the runway. There was no report of any engine or flight control problem.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.