# Accident 20250901011559A: Piper PA-28-180, Sheridan, WY, September 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2025, 16:57 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7303° N, 107.3162° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7303&lon=-107.3162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8307W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8307W) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,122 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250901011559A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER REPORTED ENGINE HAD QUIT. PILOT WAS TRYING TO GET IT RESTARTED. LOST ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN THE TIMBER.

ONE FATAL, TWO SERIOUS, ONE MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC25FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA098), Sep 1, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N8307W), Wolf, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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