# Accident 20080820845959A: Piper PA28180, Springerville, AZ, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 10:28 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1294° N, 109.3108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1294&lon=-109.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5316L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5316L-2008-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820845959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 03, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND 0.7 MILES NE OF SPRINGERVILLE, AZ AIRPORT AND BURNED.  MOST ALL OF FUSELAGE LOST IN FIRE.

## 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 SEA08FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA187), Aug 20, 2008: Piper PA-28-180 (N5316L), Springerville, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during takeoff in high density altitude conditions that resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N5316L (1)

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

- [Accident 19741002035749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741002035749A), Oct 2, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N5316L), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Plt relaxed xwind correction aftr ldg.

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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