# Accident 20230808012749A: Piper PA-28-180, Richfield, UT, August 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6205° N, 112.2286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6205&lon=-112.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8823J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8823J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230808012749A

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOTS WHILE FERRY FLYING AN UNFAMILAIR AIRPLANE TO THE NEW OWNER HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT BASED ON FUEL USEAGE CALCULATIONS. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ENSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. NEITHER PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERIFICATION AND CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS.

## 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 WPR23LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA308), Aug 8, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N8823J), Ritchfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight planning that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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