# NTSB Accident WPR21LA319
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2021-08-13 · Panguitch, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21LA319
- **Event ID:** 20210816103701
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-08-13
- **Location:** Panguitch, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.855664, -112.388
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N1651J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane’s inability to maintain altitude during the initial climb due to a degradation in the airplane’s performance due to high-density altitude conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to conduct preflight performance planning calculations.

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