SERS · PIPER PA 28 · 2013-08-24 · Tehachapi, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR13FA386
Event ID
20130824X13110
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-24
Location
Tehachapi, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.101112, -118.423057
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 28
Registration
N32582
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to conduct predeparture airplane performance planning for a departure from a high density altitude location, which resulted in his selection of a flightpath toward rising terrain that the airplane was not capable of outclimbing.