# Accident 19910723029679A: Piper PA32R300, Boone, NC, July 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1991, 10:15 local time
- Place: Boone, NC
- Airport: Boone Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1996° N, 81.6599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1996&lon=-81.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75173-1991-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 45 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029679A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE,UNABLE TO CLIMB,CRASHED INTO TREES ON TAKEOFF.NO MECHANICAL FAILURE.

## 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 ATL91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA140), Jul 23, 1991: Piper PA-32R-300 (N75173), Boone, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S PROCEDURES RELATED TO TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.