# Accident 20130201002259A: Piper PA-28-235, Bountiful, UT, February 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2013, 13:40 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8692° N, 111.9269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8692&lon=-111.9269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8554W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554W-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 148 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201002259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AFTER TURNING CROSS WIND IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. PILOT TURNED TOWARDS AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO RUNWAY, THEN CHOSE A FIELD TO LAND IN OFF AIRPORT. THE LANDING BROKE OFF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR & NOSE WHEEL IN DEEP SNOW. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FUEL TANKS WERE CHECK AT ACCIDENT SITE AND WERE FULL OF FUEL.

## 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 WPR13LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA109), Feb 1, 2013: Piper PA-28-235 (N8554W), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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