# NTSB DEN81FTC20: Piper PA-28, N33533, Sundance, WY, July 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1981
- Place: Sundance, WY · SUNDANCE, WY
- Location: 44.4048° N, 104.3662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sundance, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4048&lon=-104.3662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3342  81/7/11    SUNDANCE,WY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 305
        TIME - 0920                    N33533              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNDANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNDANCE,WY                 DOUGLAS,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      74
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 7200FT.SETTLED TO 2300FT RWY AFT LIFT-OFF,UN CLR ARPT FENCE.COMP TKOF ROLL APRX 1520FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33533-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 28-7525204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sundance

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810711040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711040559A), Jul 11, 1981: Piper PA28140, Sundance, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from high density altitude airport. Hit fence at end of airport and crashed.

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.

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