# Accident 20210617010259A: Piper PA-28-140, Rush Valley, UT, June 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2021, 23:20 local time
- Place: Rush Valley, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4031° N, 112.5824° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4031&lon=-112.5824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6323R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6323R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617010259A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/17/2021 N6323R, PA-28-140 DEPARTED KIDA AT 2200 MST ENROUTE TO KCDC. AT 2320 MST IN THE VICINITY OF RUSH VALLEY UT THE PILOT OPERATING N6323R AT NIGHT EXPERIENCED CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, BOTH FATAL.

## 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 WPR21FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA231), Jun 18, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N6323R), Rush Valley, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s misidentification of a mountain pass at night, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s overconfidence based on her previous…

## Other reports on N6323R (1)

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

- [Incident 20010807020099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010807020099I), Aug 7, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N6323R), Brenham, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Just after take off, at approximately 200 feet, the aircraft engine lost power. Carburetor heat was applied with no adverse action to the engine. A…

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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