# Accident 20260515006039A: Piper PA-28-140, Pinal County, AZ, May 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2026, 20:46 local time
- Place: Pinal County, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2030° N, 111.8079° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2030&lon=-111.8079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8714N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8714N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260515006039A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/16/2026 A PA28 WAS FLYING FROM A39 TO KCHD WHERE THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF RPM AND HAD TO PREFORM A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.

THERE WILL BE AN AMMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT AIRCRAFT TEAR DOWN IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY.

## 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 WPR26LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA190), May 15, 2026: Piper PA-28-140 (N8714N), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage, 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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