NTSB FTW88LA096 — 1988-05-08 · PAWNEE, Oklahoma, United States

N1424C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 182T, built 2005), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N1424C Piper PA-22-135 Serious

Probable cause & findings

AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT ENVELOPE WAS EXCEEDED.

Factual narrative

THE UNLICENSED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED WHEN THEIR AIRPLANE FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING FROM A TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF WITH A LEFT CROSS WIND THAT WAS GUSTING UP TO 26 MPH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW88LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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