# Accident 19900326005809A: Piper PA28181, Price, UT, March 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Price, UT
- Airport: Carbon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5709° N, 110.8003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5709&lon=-110.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4540X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540X-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 7 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326005809A

## Narrative

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

HIT BY SIDE GUST ON FLARE TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT STRUCK BUSHES ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA080), Mar 26, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N4540X), Price, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE CONPENSATION FOR THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH WERE A FACTOR.

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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