# Accident 20220811014429A: Piper PA-28-140, Laurel, MT, August 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2022, 17:53 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6898° N, 108.7684° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6898&lon=-108.7684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5780F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5780F) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220811014429A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2022, AT 1735 MDT, A PIPER PA-28-14, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  REPORTED THAT, DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED.  DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 1/2 SOUTH OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (6S8), LAUREL, MT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PRVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (6S8), LAUREL, MT.

## 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 WPR22LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA301), Aug 11, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N5780F), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of climb performance due to undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5780F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800706037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706037389A), Jul 6, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N5780F), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted precautionary landing on Private strip. Made hard landing and nosed over.

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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