# Accident 19970505007979A: Piper PA46310P, Tooele, UT, May 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1997
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.6126° N, 112.3508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6126&lon=-112.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970505007979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OVERROTATED ON TAKEOFF, STALLED TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, HIT RUNWAY SIGN, SKIDDED DOWN TAXIWAY.

## 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 SEA97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA098), May 5, 1997: Piper PA-46-310P (N977RA), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive rotation of the aircraft during takeoff, and his failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed. Inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI/check pilot) was a related…

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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