# Accident 20171006014349A: Piper PA-34-220T, Sugar Grove, IL, October 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2017, 07:06 local time
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4136D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4136D-2019-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171006014349A

## Narrative

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

N4136D WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 27 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AT AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS (KARR).  SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT THE YAW WITH RUDDER AND BANK.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CORNFIELD ONE MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27.  NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURED. WEATHER AT KARR WAS REPORTING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE.

## 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 CEN18LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA008), Oct 6, 2017: Piper PA 34-220T (N4136D), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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