# Accident 20081113852579A: Piper PA32260, Sedona, AZ, November 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2008, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8761° N, 111.6894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8761&lon=-111.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3929W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3929W-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 97 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081113852579A

## Narrative

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

AT OR ABOUT 1340 ON NOVEMBER 13, 2008 N3929W A PIPER PA-32-260 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CERTIFIED PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED AZ90 IN LAVEEN, ARIZONA. N3929W HEADED WEST TO BUCKEYE, ARIZONA FOR FUEL WITH THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS FOR A PERSONAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT.  AFTER LANDING AT KBXK IN BUCKEYE, ARIZONA, N3929W WAS SERVICED WITH 31.46 GALLONS OF FUEL AT OR AROUND 1401 AS INDICATED BY CREDIT CARD RECEIPT.  IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN N3929W DEPARTED AND LANDED AT SEDONA AIRPORT (KSEZ). ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBER CELL PHONE LOGS, N3929W DEPARTED KSEZ, SEDONA AIRPORT IN SEDONA, ARIZONA AT OR ABOUT 1615 ON NOV. 13, 2008. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE FROM SEZ AIRPORT FUEL RECORDS AND CREDIT CARD RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH 13.5 GALLONS OF 100 OCTANE AVIATION LOW LEAD FUEL. AT OR ABOUT 1645 MST, N3929W WAS DETROYED AFTER IMPACTING A WOODED MOUNTAIN AREA APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SEDONA AIRPORT. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERE BURN INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED TO A WITNESS AT THE SCENE ENGINE POWER FAILURE. ENGINE SHUTOFF WAS ALSO REPORTED BEING HEARD BY A 2ND WITNESS.

## 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 WPR09FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA038), Nov 13, 2008: Piper PA-32-260 (N3929W), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power while maneuvering for undetermined reasons.

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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