# Accident 20010427007839A: Piper PA31350, St. George, UT, April 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2001, 17:25 local time
- Place: St. George, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 37.0364° N, 113.5103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0364&lon=-113.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27367-2026-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD (registry code 41980, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ltio-540-j2bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427007839A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON APRIL 27, 2001, AT 1725 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N27367, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE PERFORMING A TAKEOFF FROM ST. GEORGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ST. GEORGE, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY CARGO FLIGHT WHICH WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE "DIDN'T WANT TO FLY." THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND, AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16. THE RIGHT MAIN WING SPAR WAS BENT.                                                                (-23)NO NARRATIVE

## 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 DEN01LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA093), Apr 27, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N27367), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to sump all the fuel drains during preflight and the subsequent loss of power in the right engine during takeoff, the pilot feathering the wrong engine's propeller during the…

## Other reports on N27367 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780517013799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517013799A), May 17, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N27367), Dallas,Tx, TX, Substantial damage. Landing gear selector valve improperly rigged.

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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