# NTSB DEN84LA213: Piper PA-38-112, N25673, Bryce, UT, July 7, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1984, 14:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Bryce, UT
- Location: 37.7064° N, 112.1458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRYCE CANYON (BCE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7064&lon=-112.1458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA213
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16425/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA213

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - , pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID THAT THE WIND WAS CALM. THE ARPT MGR SAID THAT THE WIND WAS 5-10 KTS FROM ABOUT 180 DEGREES. THE ACFT ACCORDING TO HIM WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO DIRT AT FULL PWR. THE ACFT WENT BACK TO THE RWY HEADING STILL ATFULL POWER. THE PLT PULLED THE ACFT UP OVER A RWY BOUNDRY MARKER AND STALLED BACK TO THE GROUND AND BOUNCED 3 TIMES BEFORE COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 93 DEGREES AND THE DENSITY ALT WAS 1182 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25673 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-81A0047
- Airframe hours: 1318
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Sunwest Av Inc
- Registered owner: Linquist Aircraft & Equipment
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 27, 1984, 0 hours before
- Destination: OGD, OGDEN, UT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: BCE, Bryce Canyon

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CDC, 56 nm away

## 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 19840707035609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840707035609A), Jul 7, 1984: Piper PA38112, Bryce Canyon, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted downwind takeoff. Lost directional control. Aircraft crashed off side of runway on airport.

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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