# Accident 20230830015169A: Piper PA-28-180, Kanab, UT, August 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2023, 09:44 local time
- Place: Kanab, UT
- Airport: Kanab Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0256° N, 112.5245° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0256&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33094, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33094-2025-02-18) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830015169A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED TERRAIN AND A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KANAB UTAH AIRPORT FOR HURRICANE UTAH AFTER A COUPLE HOURS OF FLYING THE KANAB AREA.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RATE OF CLIMB WAS LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS 4-5 TAKE OFFS, THEN ENGINE POWER COMPLETELY CUT OUT.  AFTER ENSURING FULL POWER SETTING, HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO CONSERVE AS MUCH ALTITUDE & SPEED AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID BUILDINGS AND POWER LINES.  HE LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN NEEDED SPEED & LIFT TO CLEAR A FINAL POWER LINE.  EFFORTS TO CLEAR POWER LINE TOOK ALL REMAINING LIFT DROPPING THE AIRCRAFT NEARLY STRAIGHT DOWN THE FINAL 20 FEET OR SO IMPACTING THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 89A JUST BEFORE THE INTENDED EMERGENCY LANDING SPOT IN THE HAY FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH A FENCE & CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET INTO THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS RECORDS ARE CURRENT.

## 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 WPR23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA329), Aug 30, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N33094), Kanab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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