# Accident 20031003025039A: Piper PA28180, Teasdale, UT, October 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Teasdale, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1167° N, 111.4294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1167&lon=-111.4294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7357W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7357W-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003025039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7357W A PA-28-180 PILOTED BY MR. SHANE WARENSKI STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF2105302 DEPARTED HOLBROOK MUNI AZ (P14) ON 10/03/03 FOR PROVO UT (PVU) AT APPROX. 1155 MDT WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. AT APPROX. 1330 MDT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TOP OF A 11,200 FT PEAK IN THE BOULDER MOUNTAINS NEAR TEASDALE UT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT NEVER OPENED. WEATHER IN THE AREA WAS OBSCURED WITH LOW CLOUDS, THUNDER STORMS AND RAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING ON 10/03/03 AT 2300 MDT, A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT APPROX. 1430 ON 10/04/03.

## 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 DEN04FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA002), Oct 3, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N7357W), Teasdale, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the student pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse…

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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