# Accident 20000806010169A: Piper PA22108, Duchesne, UT, August 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Duchesne, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1009° N, 110.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1009&lon=-110.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4689Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4689Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000806010169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MR. DAVID EDGERLY WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-22, N4689Z, ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM DUCHESNE, UTAH, (U69) TO SALTLAKE CITY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE U69, THE ENGINE QUIT.  SINCE HE WAS ONLY 1,000 FEET AGL, HE ELECTED TO FIND A LANDING SPOT.  HE SELECTED THE SHORE LINE OF STRAVATION RESERVOIR NEAR DUCHESNE.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE NOSE OVER.  THIS REPORT IS FINAL AND CLOSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA145), Aug 6, 2000: Piper PA-22-108 (N4689Z), Duchesne, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of excessive braking on soft terrain. Factors included fuel starvation, the fuel selector valve not engaging properly, the pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector valve,…

## Other reports on N4689Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750103000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750103000169A), Jan 3, 1975: Piper PA22108 (N4689Z), Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage. Patches of ice on rwy. Gusting to 22K.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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