# Accident 20090413004869A: Piper PA28140, Dubois, WY, April 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dubois, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7522° N, 110.0672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7522&lon=-110.0672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945RH-2013-07-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090413004869A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFT AND PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN.

## 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 WPR09CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA193), Apr 13, 2009: Piper PA-28-140 (N945RH), Dubois, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with a windshear/downdraft that exceeded the climb performance capabilities of the airplane.

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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