# Accident 20160919015739A: Piper PA-32R-300, Grants, NM, September 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1672° N, 107.9019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1672&lon=-107.9019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477F-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 210 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160919015739A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2016, AT 1700 MST, A PIPER PA-32R-300, N4477F, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF ABOUT ONE MILE NW OF GRANTS-MILAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGNT), GRANTS, NEW MEXICO, WHILE IN ROUTE TO SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TUNICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KUTA) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2016.

## 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 CEN16LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA375), Sep 19, 2016: Piper PA 32R-300 (N4477F), Grants, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N4477F (2)

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

- [Incident 19980221012079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980221012079I), Feb 21, 1998: Piper PA32R300 (N4477F), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: nose wheel not fully extended. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Aircraft skidded off runway. Minor damage (mdr).
- [Accident 19970218001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970218001669A), Feb 18, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N4477F), Salida, CO, Substantial damage. On takeoff, insufficient power. Tried to land on runway. Nose gear and left main collapsed on 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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