# NTSB Accident WPR20LA238
> **Piper PA32R** · 2020-07-25 · West Jordan, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20LA238
- **Event ID:** 20200725X73345
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-07-25
- **Location:** West Jordan, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.618331, -111.98889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N7677C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane’s speed during takeoff near the airplane’s maximum gross weight in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and led to an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and subsequent impact with structures and terrain.

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