Piper PA-22-135 accident near Ontario, OR
On November 17, 2000, a Piper PA-22-135 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ontario, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 17, 2000
- Place
- Ontario, OR
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-135 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.079°N, 117.011°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22337
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 17, 2000, at 1318 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-22-135, N3762A, registered to and operated by the commercial pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced an in-flight breakup during the climb out shortly after takeoff from the Ontario airport, Ontario, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. A post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Witnesses located in the vicinity reported that they observed the aircraft takeoff from the airport and begin the climb. The witnesses estimated that the aircraft attained an altitude of about 200 feet above ground level when the left wing folded upward. The aircraft then went into a vertical descent with the wing section trailing and still attached by what one of the witnesses thought were the control cables. The aircraft continued the vertical descent to ground collision. After the collision, the aircraft was consumed by fire. PERSONNEL INFORMATION At the time of the accident, the pilot held a commercial and flight instructor certificates, and an instrument rating for single-engine land aircraft. The pilot's flight logbook 4, dated 10/13/84 to the last logged entry dated 7/13/00, was provided for review. The logbook indicated a total flight time in all aircraft of approximately 2,163 hours. Since the beginning of this logbook, the total flight time in the accident aircraft was 784 hours. The last logged biennial flight review was logged on May 2, 1985. Federal Aviation Administration me
Probable cause
Overstress loading to the left wing lift strut resulting in the left wing folding upward during the initial climb.
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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.
