# Accident 20230616013159A: Piper PA-28-140, Rochester, NV, June 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2023, 22:57 local time
- Place: Rochester, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3170° N, 118.0790° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3170&lon=-118.0790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3508K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3508K) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616013159A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT FROM SOUTH VALLEY, UT TO LOVELOCK, NV.  DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER.  PILOT UTILIZED CHECKLIST AND BEGAN TO CHECK FUEL PRIMER SETTINGS AND CARBURETOR HEAT TO ATTEMPT TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER, BUT THAT WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT; THE PROPELLER TURNED OVER WHEN THE ENGINE STARTER CRANKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START.  PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN DESERT VALLEY AND A PLB WAS ACTIVATED FOR RESCUE.  AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED WITH ATC AND THE ELT NEVER ACTIVATED.

NTSB IS CONDUCTING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.  AMENDMENTS TO THIS -23 WILL BE MADE ONCE NTSB PROVIDES THEIR FINDINGS.

## 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 WPR23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA232), Jun 17, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N3508K), Rochester, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A broken fuel line fitting that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N3508K (1)

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

- [Accident 20220814019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220814019769A), Aug 14, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N3508K), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] PA28 diverted to phx due to dust storm, a/c r wing impacted rwy during landing event

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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