NONE · PIPER PA-28-140 · 2023-09-02 · Prescott, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR23LA334
Event ID
20230905193011
Type
Accident
Date
2023-09-02
Location
Prescott, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.638338, -112.43544
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-140
Registration
N6834W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.