Piper PA-28-140 accident near Banning, CA
On July 18, 1994, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Banning, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 1994
- Place
- Banning, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.941°N, 116.970°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01784
NTSB summary
On July 18,1994, about 1106 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N4487X, collided with power lines and the ground during the takeoff initial climb from the Banning, California, airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft was destroyed in the collision sequence and postcrash fire. The aircraft owner, a commercial pilot/flight instructor, seated in the right front seat sustained fatal injuries; however, the two passengers on board incurred serious injuries. No flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight which originated in Phoenix, Arizona, on the morning of the accident. The airplane had just departed Banning after refueling and was destined for Van Nuys, California. Investigation revealed that after arrival at Banning, 45.1 gallons of 100 LL aviation fuel were loaded into the aircraft's fuel tanks. The aircraft then taxied out and departed on the 5,200-foot-long runway 26, which has an uphill gradient of 2.4 percent. According to witnesses on the airport, the aircraft used approximately 4,200 feet of the runway length during the ground run. Other ground-based witnesses, including a private pilot, reported that the aircraft never achieved more than 200 feet above ground level, then slowly descended in a nose-high attitude as the wings oscillated slightly. One pilot witness driving his truck on a highway parallel to the aircraft's flight path reported that the aircraft's ground speed gradually decayed below 55 mph as the nose rose higher and higher. The aircraft was observed to begin a slight left turn, then it collided with th
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an appropriate climb airspeed after lift-off which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush condition. Factors in the accident were the high-density altitude condition, the pilot's selection of a runway with an uphill gradient, and the pilot's loading of the aircraft 223 pounds in excess of the maximum allowable gross takeoff weight.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
