# Accident 20041102027709A: Piper PA24250, Ogden, UT, November 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2004, 16:48 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1844° N, 112.0011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1844&lon=-112.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7852P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7852P-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102027709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR LANDING AT THE OGDEN, UTAH AIRPORT AND HAD BEEN CLEARED TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 34. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. ABOUT 20 SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST REPORT OF AN ENGINE PROBLEM THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS OUT AND THEY WERE LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLY OVER THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE FIELD ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND CIRCLED RIGHT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE FIELD AND CRASHED INTO AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH LEVEE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE FIELD. BOTH PILOTS WERE SEVERELY INJURED AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SAY WHAT HAPPENED. FUEL EXHAUSTION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. CARBURETOR ICE IS SUSPECTED AS THERE WAS A MOIST AIRMASS IN THE AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN EXTENDED DESCENT. FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS PENDING AN ENGINE TEARDOWN BY THE NTSB.

## 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 DEN05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA019), Nov 2, 2004: Piper PA-24-250 (N7852P), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors include the weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing, and a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N7852P (2)

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

- [Incident 19990428020659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428020659I), Apr 28, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N7852P), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Pilot selected gear down at lincoln airport. Gear failed to extend. Emergency extension did not extend gear. Pilot landed gear up at smf on runway 34L.…
- [Incident 19911011052119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911011052119I), Oct 11, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N7852P), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Odor of exhaust in aircraft on climb. Pilot ill. Emergency landing in field. Oil pan leak. Oil on exhaust system.

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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