# Accident 20140810014769A: Piper PA-32R-300, Salt Lake City, UT, August 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2014, 09:02 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: South Valley Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6036° N, 111.9914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6036&lon=-111.9914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4646F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4646F-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 178 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AT SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (U42) AT APPROXIMATELY 0901 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 140 DEGREES, APPROXIMATELY 330 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 3000 FEET SOUTH OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RICOCHETED OVER A BERM, STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE BASE OF A LIGHT POST. THE LEFT WING WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 1/2 SPAN WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT BECAUSE OF THE LEFT WING/LIGHT POST IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 060 DEGREES 137 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE INBOARD LEFT WING, ENGINE, COCKPIT AND CABIN AREAS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE PULLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY GOOD SAMARITANS.

## 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 WPR14LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA336), Aug 10, 2014: Piper PA 32R-300 (N4646F), West Jordan, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined due to the severity of the damage to the engine.

## Other reports on N4646F (2)

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

- [Incident 19890311026379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311026379I), Mar 11, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N4646F), Fort Wayne, IN. Complete power failure. Forced landing without incident. Had faulty voltage regulator.
- [Incident 19800301027989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800301027989I), Mar 1, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N4646F), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. Electrical failure. Pilot failed to extend gear for precautionary landing.

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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