SERS · Piper PA-31T1 · 1999-12-16 · SANTA FE, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN00LA030
Event ID
20001212X20230
Type
Accident
Date
1999-12-16
Location
SANTA FE, NM, USA
Coordinates
35.739681, -105.860801
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-31T1
Registration
N919RD
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot initiating lift off at an airspeed insufficient to maintain flight and retracting the landing gear prematurely resulting in a stall mush. A factor was the pilot incorrectly setting the elevator trim.