# Accident 20140204002139A: Piper PA-28-181, Phoenix, AZ, February 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2014, 11:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312PA-2015-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,019 total, 2,418 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140204002139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF  AT 200 FT. AGL. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS BANKED RIGHT TO LAND ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. AFTER 170 YARDS THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH SIGNS AND THE AIRPORT FENCE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CATCH ON FIRE AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR14FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA111), Feb 4, 2014: Piper PA 28-181 (N312PA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector in an intermediate position, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N312PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120301004799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301004799I), Mar 1, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N312PA), Deer Valley, AZ, No damage. During level flight, aircraft engine had a loss of power and stopped operating. Pilot performed emergency procedure by changing over to alternate fuel tank and…

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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