Piper PA-28R-180 | N3757T

The DTSB determines the Probable Cause of this accident to be Pilot Error, in that the pilot lost speed awareness, and allowed the aircraft to stall in the left turn immediately after departing runway 20. A witness recorded a video of the airplane as it departed from B06 airport on the accident flight. The airplane’s takeoff roll began about 1224 . The airplane rolled down the runway until it exited the frame and the video ended. The video did not capture the airplane’s takeoff, initial climb, or the accident. The airplane impacted terrain in a wooded area about 375 ft east of the departure end of runway 20 at B06. The first identified impact point was a ground scar that contained a portion of the left wingtip. The airplane came to rest approximately 30 ft from the initial impact point. It is not been determined if the aircraft lost power after takeoff or not. The aircraft had four adults on board and the total weight would have been near max allowable takeoff weight.

Probable Cause issued 8/26/2026 – 23 months after the accident:
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to properly configure the airplane for takeoff from a soft surface, which reduced the airplane’s takeoff performance.

The DTSB recommends hat all pilots of all aircraft rehearse and become conditioned to lowering the nose, and make conscious effort to maintain DMMS speed as soon as possible after liftoff.