# Accident 20130620011299A: Piper PA-28-140, Desmet, SD, June 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2013, 20:15 local time
- Place: Desmet, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3858° N, 97.5517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3858&lon=-97.5517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589FL-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 166 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130620011299A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20, 2013 AT 9:15 PM CDT A PIPER PA 28-140 OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST POWER ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE NEAR DESMET, SD.  VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RAWLINS, WY JUNE 20, 2013 AT 4:30 PM MDT.

## 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 CEN13LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA367), Jun 21, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N589FL), De Smet, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded…

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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