# Accident 20240531006169A: Piper PA-28-180, Nephi, UT, May 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2024, 11:10 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7637° N, 111.8684° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7637&lon=-111.8684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7838W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7838W-2026-01-31) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,306 total, 29 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531006169A

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT DURING THE CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND DID NOT GIVE ADEQUATE TIME TO REVIEW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK IN USE WAS DEPLETED OF FUEL AND THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND A CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDES COUNSELING THE PILOT.

## 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 WPR24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA178), May 31, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N7838W), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s incorrect movement of the fuel selector valve to an off or restricted position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

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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