# Accident 19950903027779A: Piper PA28140, Mt Pleasant, UT, September 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1995, 20:20 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, UT
- Airport: Mt Pleasant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5506° N, 111.3901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5506&lon=-111.3901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8261N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261N-2017-04-13) (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 O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 298 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027779A

## Narrative

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

CLEARED OBSTACLES ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. MUSHED INTO PARKING LOT. GROSS WEIGHT DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTORS

## 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 SEA95LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA207), Sep 4, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N8261N), Mt Pleasant, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING CLIMBOUT. FACTORS INCLUDE WIND SHEAR AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N8261N (2)

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

- [Incident 19860814058399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814058399I), Aug 14, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N8261N), Clarksville, AR. Oil line ruptured, cockpit filled with smoke. Overshot the runway on the forced landing. Oil line to cooler ruptured
- [Accident 19771130037249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771130037249A), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N8261N), Big Cedar, OK, Substantial damage. Hit tops of trees while flying in mountainous terrain at low 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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