# Accident 20220702012759A: Piper PA-28-140, Yukon, OK, July 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2022, 08:15 local time
- Place: Yukon, OK
- Airport: Sundance Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5933° N, 97.7059° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5933&lon=-97.7059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 40 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220702012759A

## Narrative

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

PART 91, DAY, VFR FLIGHT DEPARTING KHSD RUNWAY 18 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. PREFLIGHT AND ENGINE RUN UP WHERE NORMAL AS STATED BY THE PILOT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AT 3116 FT. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WITH FULL THROTTLE. AFTER LOSING GROUND EFFECT, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB BEYOND ~50FT. PILOT ATTEMPTED RIGHT HAND TURN TO THE WEST TO RETURN TO KHSD, IMMEDIATELY ENTERED AERODYNAMIC STALL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. IMPACT SEQUENCE WAS RIGHT WINGTIP, PROPELLER AND LOWER FRONT RIGHT FUSELAGE, AIRCRAFT SETTLED UPRIGHT WITH RIGHT WING DETACHED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HEADING SOUTH.  EMS ARRIVED, REMOVED PILOT AND PASSENGER AND TRANSPORTED BOTH TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN22LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA303), Jul 2, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N270SA), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed for unknown reasons during the initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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