# Accident 20170811010369A: Piper PA-28R-200, South Jordan, UT, August 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2017, 18:45 local time
- Place: South Jordan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6067° N, 111.9986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6067&lon=-111.9986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33732, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33732-2020-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811010369A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED U42 ENROUTE TO CPR ON 8/11/17 IN A PA28R-200, TAIL NUMBER N33732.  HE HAD 4 ADULTS, 60 PDS OF BAGGAGE, AND 40 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.  HE COMPLETED A THOURGH RUNUP AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 16.  THE PILOT NOTED CORRECT RPM ON TAKEOFF ROLL BUT THEN WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE 400 FT AGL.  HE DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  DURING THE TURN HE LOST ALTITUDE.  AS HE STRUGGLED TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT HE WENT THROUGH SOME POWERLINES THAT RIPPED THE LEFT WING TIP OFF AND THEN HIT THE TAIL.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN PANCAKED INTO THE GROUND AND SLID SIDEWAYS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## 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 WPR17LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA183), Aug 11, 2017: Piper PA 28R-200 (N33732), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to account for operation at high density altitude at or near the airplane’s maximum gross weight, which led to degraded engine performance and prevented the airplane from…

## Other reports on N33732 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970919027659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919027659I), Sep 19, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N33732), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: mark c. wolford was getting a check out in a Piper PA-28R-200 (arrow) from jennifer a. eastom a flight instructor with bravo helicopters located in…
- [Incident 19900521027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521027459I), May 21, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N33732), Mountain Home, AR, Minor damage. Student raised gear instead of flaps on a touch and go landing. Instructor unable to recover.

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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