# Accident 20230902014879A: Piper PA-28-140, Prescott, AZ, September 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2023, 08:07 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6383° N, 112.4354° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6383&lon=-112.4354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6834W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6834W) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 1 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230902014879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT REFUELED AT KPRC AND THE PILOT CALCULATED THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AICRAFT FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLY AS EXPECTED FROM THE PREFROMANCE CALCULATIONS BUT BY THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE WITHOUT THE STALL WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAIN DESCENDING AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING IN THE PROCESS.

## 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 WPR23LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA334), Sep 2, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N6834W), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command’s inadequate preflight planning for the high density altitude and relative humidity conditions and his failure to recognize the need to reject the takeoff, allowing the student…

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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