SERS · Piper PA-28-180 · 1999-08-05 · LAKE GENEVA, WI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI99FA276
Event ID
20001212X19423
Type
Accident
Date
1999-08-05
Location
LAKE GENEVA, WI, USA
Coordinates
42.579704, -88.420822
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N4337X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the aborted takeoff not performed by the safety-pilot and airspeed not obtained/maintained by the safety-pilot. Factors to the accident were directional control and runway alignment not maintained by the pilot-in-command, the inadequate supervision of the safety-pilot, the tree line, altitude/clearance not obtained/maintained by the safety-pilot, the aircraft weight and balance exceeded by the pilot-in-command, and the encountered stall by the safety-pilot.