# Accident 20231017016289A: Piper PA-28-140, Williams, AZ, October 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2023, 12:19 local time
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2905° N, 112.1916° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2905&lon=-112.1916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6192J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6192J) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231017016289A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 17, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1219 MST, A PIPER PA-28-140,  IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES APPROXIMATELY 875 YARDS SOUTH OF THE H.A. CLARK MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KCMR - NEAR WILLIAMS, AZ).  THERE WERE THREE SOULS ON BOARD, ALL OF WHOM SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 WPR24FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA014), Oct 17, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N6192J), Williams, AZ, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing was…

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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