- Date
- April 13, 1984, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monticello, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4FNPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840413014849A
- Case key
- 16362
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot departed uphill with a tailwind at near gross weight with a high density altitude. The flight was late gettingstarted & an excessive magneto drop was attributed to a fouled plug. The pilot also stated that he was under mental stress. The acft lifted off but slowly lost altitude & impacted a mile from the airport. Both wings were demolished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4FN
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525054
- Airframe hours
- 4,930
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Forrest Weldon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- U43
- Destination
- Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport
- U43 · San Juan, runway 16, 4,800 × 75 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 21 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.