# Incident 20080618838149I: Piper PA24250, Vernal, UT, June 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2008, 07:30 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4411° N, 109.5100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4411&lon=-109.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6235P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6235P-2010-09-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080618838149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6235P CRASHED INTO SEMI-TRUCK ON US HWY 19, 6 MILES NORTH VERNAL, UT WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY.

## 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 SEA08CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA152), Jun 18, 2008: Piper PA-24-250 (N6235P), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify the airplane's fuel quantity during his preflight, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the presence of a vehicle on the road where the pilot…

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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