# Accident 19890830033139A: Piper PA28180, Dutch John, UT, August 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Dutch John, UT
- Airport: Dutch John Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9397° N, 109.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9397&lon=-109.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7111W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7111W-1992-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890830033139A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART INTO SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. VEERED INTO CROSSWIND,LIFTED OFF TOO EARLY,HIT A TREE AND CRASHED.

## 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 DEN89LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA203), Aug 30, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N7111W), Dutch John, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE (VARIABLE/GUSTY) WIND…

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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