# Accident 19940718018709A: Piper PA28140, Banning, CA, July 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1994, 11:06 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9407° N, 116.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9407&lon=-116.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4487X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4487X-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718018709A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS ON TAKEOFF. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. UNABLE CLIMB ABOVE 200 FT STRUCK POWER POLE OFF END 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 LAX94LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA290), Jul 18, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N4487X), Banning, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an appropriate climb airspeed after lift-off which resulted in an inadvertent stall mush condition. Factors in the accident were the high-density altitude…

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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