# Accident 20220204000879A: Piper PA-28R-201, Olathe, KS, February 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2022, 11:45 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8476° N, 94.7376° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8476&lon=-94.7376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5145W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5145W-2025-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220204000879A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM RUNWAY 18 AT KOJC, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF A MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN22LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA115), Feb 4, 2022: Piper PA-28R-201 (N5145W), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5145W (1)

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

- [Accident 19801003050519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003050519A), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N5145W), Nehalem, OR, Substantial damage. Damaged landing gear and wing spar on a hard landing.

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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