Piper PA38 N9708T

Summary

On 15 October 2019 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA38 registered N9708T was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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

15 October 2019 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake (FLY)

Coordinates

38.9428, -104.5700

Aircraft

Piper PA38

Registration

N9708T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Springs → Saratoga

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA014

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading while taking off with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in impact with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff, the airplane drifted left of the runway heading. He attempted to correct, but the airplane continued to drift left, impacted a fence, and came to rest in a horse corral. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.