# Incident 20010630019389I: Piper PA28140, Cedar City, UT, June 30, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2001, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XVWA
- Location: 37.7010° N, 113.0989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CEDAR CITY RGNL (CDC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7010&lon=-113.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8715E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8715E-2006-04-04) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 2 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630019389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT FROM ST. GEORGE, UTAH (SGU) TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH (CDC) THE AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY RONALD DENSLEY, DEVELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE. IT LANDED IN A FIELD TWO MILES FROM THE CEDAR CITY AIRPORT. DUANE ADAMS, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR AERO WEST AVIATION INC., ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AND DETERMINED THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE HAD BEEN INGESTED INTO THE #3 CYLINDER.  DUANE ADAMS REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, JULY 01, 2001.  HE THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CEDAR CITY AIRPORT TO REFUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  AN FAA FORM 8010-4, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SLC FSDO BY DUANE ADAMS.

## Other reports on N8715E (3)

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

- [Accident 20050415005489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415005489A), Apr 15, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N8715E), Mccammon, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 15, 2005, at 1720 MDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N8715E, s/n 28-7625149 while enroute from mesquite NV (67L) to pocatello id (pih) made an emergency…
- [Incident 19931225051969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931225051969I), Dec 25, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N8715E), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. On a hand prop start the brake failed to hold aircraft. Aircraft moved forward. Hit another aircraft.
- [Incident 19920228008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920228008519I), Feb 28, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N8715E), Kanab, UT, Minor damage. Pilot stated on liftoff aircraft returned to ground. Aborted. Hit runway light. Suspect density altitude.

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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