# Accident 20100604035139A: Piper PA-28-140, Richfield, UT, June 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2010, 09:43 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7364° N, 112.0989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7364&lon=-112.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3922K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3922K-2018-01-18) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 109 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604035139A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19 AT RIF AT APPROXIMATELY 500 AGL AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND ENGINE GURGLED, PILOT ADDED MORE FUEL WITH NO EFFECT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ALFALFA FIELD THAT WAS JUST IRRIGRATED. AIRCRAFT HIT FENCE WITH BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WERE DAMAMGED. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. A/C IN FARMERS FIELD UNTIL JUNE 15, 2010. NOTIFIED BY OWNER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 06/18/2010 THAT IT WAS REMOVED FROM FIELD.

## 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 WPR10LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA302), Jun 4, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N3922K), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the unairworthy airplane with suspected performance deficiencies in a high density altitude and the subsequent partial loss of engine power due to low compression.

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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