Accident: Piper PA-28-140
Sep 2, 2023 · Prescott, AZ
NTSB numberWPR23LA334Event id20230905193011
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 4
- Uninjured
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 pilot to execute an abnormally long takeoff roll and apply excessive nose-high control inputs, which resulted in rotation with inadequate climb performance and an inflight collision with terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N6834W
- Year built
- 1965
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)1 nm (2 km) north-east
- Cottonwood Airport (CTW)21 nm (38 km) east
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