# Accident 20181021020469A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P, Hurrican, UT, October 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2018, 13:16 local time
- Place: Hurrican, UT
- Airport: General Dick Stout Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1586° N, 113.3072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1586&lon=-113.3072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N413LL-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181021020469A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 N413LL A PA-46-350P TOOK OFF OUT OF HURRICANE, UT FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO SALT LAKE CITY WITH 5 SOULS ON-BOARD. MOMENTS AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE ON THE COCKPIT, 5 OR 10 SECONDS LATER SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER A RETURN TO AIRPORT WAS INITIATED THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1.25 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT WHERE A FIRE DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE WING ROOT AND THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED.  ALL 5 PASSENGERS EXTRACTED THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT TWO WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE

## 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 WPR19LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA010), Oct 21, 2018: Piper PA46 (N413LL), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly align the engine exhaust crossover pipe during replacement, and his supervisor’s failure to properly inspect the installation, which resulted in an in-flight fire…

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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