# Accident 19890714022489A: Piper PA34200T, Salt Lake City, UT, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 06:57 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 40.8092° N, 111.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8092&lon=-111.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6144H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6144H-1992-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,770 total, 15 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714022489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOT ACCELERATING ON TAKEOFF, ABORTED AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. HIT FENCE AND A VAN. PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA169), Jul 14, 1989: Piper PA-34-200T (N6144H), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FENCE & VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N6144H (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880118008639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118008639I), Jan 18, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N6144H), Delta, UT, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Hit a snowbank. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19800419039889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419039889I), Apr 19, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N6144H), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Nose gear would not lock down due to damage by towing. Landing made with nose gear up.
- [Incident 19790111000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111000559I), Jan 11, 1979: Piper PA34200T (N6144H), Roosevelt, UT, Minor damage. Pilot experienced whiteout due to unplowed snow. Hit snowbank beside runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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