No fatalities

24 Aug 2022: PIPER PA28 140 — DR - SE Flight Services LLC — Liberty, MO

Liberty, MO, United States

On 24 Aug 2022, a PIPER PA28 140 operated by DR - SE Flight Services LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Liberty, MO. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s improper decision to take off without adequate airspeed which resulted in degraded performance and a collision with trees. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The flight instructor’s improper decision to take off without adequate airspeed which resulted in degraded performance and a collision with trees.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Capability exceededInstructor/check pilot