# Accident 20001119018259A: Piper PA28140, Wendover, UT, November 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8198° N, 113.5703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8198&lon=-113.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6355R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6355R-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001119018259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER DESCENDING FROM 7500' TO 5800'. OAT WAS AT OR BELOW FREEZING. PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT, ENGINE RECOVERED SLIGHTLY, PILOT TURNED CARB HEAT OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. PILOT ACTIVATED ENGINE PRIMER, ENGINE POWER MOMENTARILY RECOVERED. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING TO DRY SALT SETTLING POND AND HIT A BERM OF HARD DRY SALT.

## 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 DEN01LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA016), Nov 19, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N6355R), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: a forced landing to unsuitable terrain due to a loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing. Factors were insufficient weather information regarding carburetor icing in the pilot's operating…

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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