# Accident 20230529007189A: Piper PA-28-181, West Jordan, UT, May 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2023, 10:40 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Airport: South Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6099° N, 111.9916° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6099&lon=-111.9916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529007189A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND WHILE IN CLIMB THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE SOME POWER, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED AN OFF-AIRPORT AREA TO LAND IN. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL 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 WPR23LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA203), May 29, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N456Y), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the mechanic’s failure to properly secure the fuel system gascolator strainer bowl.

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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