Piper PA-22-150 accident near ROY, UT
On July 11, 1999, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near ROY, UT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 11, 1999
- Place
- ROY, UT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.169°N, 112.039°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19237
Official records · DEN99FA120
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 1999, at 1152 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N7729D, impacted terrain during initial climb following takeoff from Hinckley Municipal Airport, Ogden, Utah. The private pilot and his three passengers received fatal injuries and impact and postimpact fire destroyed the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this personal flight to Jackpot, Nevada. The flight was being operated under Title 14 CFR part 91. According to airport control tower recorded information and controller statements, the aircraft was observed to settle and then climb slowly following takeoff. The pilot made the decision to return to land shortly after initial takeoff and was in a right hand turn with the wings observed to be rocking, when the aircraft rolled right to an inverted position, and descended into trees approximately 1/4 mile from the airport. The pilot did not indicate to the tower controller, who queried him about having problems with the aircraft, that there were any aircraft failures or malfunctions. The pilot had been cleared to land on runway 03. A church was located to the north of the crash site and service had ended immediately prior to the accident. Numerous persons were in the parking lot immediately adjacent to the accident site and several witnessed the accident, which took place about 30 feet south of the parking lot. Witness statements are attached and depict the aircraft in a right turn with the wings rocking. They described the right wing as "dropping" with the aircraft rolling to an inverted a
Probable cause
The pilot inadvertently allowing the aircraft to enter a stall during initial climb following takeoff. Factors were high density altitude and gross weight which exceeded the maximum.
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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.
