# Accident 20141018021129A: Piper PA-28-151, Fort Mohave, AZ, October 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Mohave, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0000° N, 114.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-114.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56873-2017-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141018021129A

## Narrative

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

N56873 DEPARTED FROM SUN VALLEY AIRPORT ARIZONA (A20) ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT ENROUTE TO HENDERSON AIRPORT NEVADA (HND). DURING CLIMBOUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  A 180 DEGREE TURN WAS INITIATED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF AIRPORT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. A POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY.

## 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 WPR15LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA015), Oct 18, 2014: Piper PA28 151 (N56873), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would…

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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