# Accident 20140314002439A: Piper PA-28-235, Fruita, CO, March 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2014, 17:05 local time
- Place: Fruita, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4497° N, 108.6100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4497&lon=-108.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9172W-2014-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,084 total, 568 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140314002439A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED MACK COLORADO (10CO) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT TO MAKE AN AERIAL OBSERVATION OF A WELL LOCATED IN A NEARBY CANYON. THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO CLIMB OVER A RIDGE OUT OF THE CANYON AND IMPACTED 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 CEN14CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA160), Mar 14, 2014: Piper PA 28-235 (N9172W), De Beque, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering 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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