# Accident 20140816015359A: Piper PA-32-300, Ardmore, OK, August 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2014, 14:10 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1331° N, 97.1108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1331&lon=-97.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4125W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4125W-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816015359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 1F0 APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TO THE SOUTH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINE AT 95 FEET AGL  AND IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN A POST CRASH FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE DUE TO THE FIRE. IMPACT WAS LOW ENERGY LOW ANGLE.

## 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 CEN14FA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA434), Aug 16, 2014: Piper PA 32-300 (N4125W), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because thermal damage to the engine prevented a complete examination.

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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