LARAMIE, WY, USA
N2234A
PIPER PA-22
DURING AN ATTEMPTED TURN TO REVERSE COURSE IN RISING TERRAIN AND IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT HAD ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ALTITUDE BY DOING A TOUCH AND GO ON A ROAD JUST BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED THE COURSE REVERSAL.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE STALL SPEED FOR THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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