# Accident 20260705008529A: Piper PA-28-140, Salome, AZ, July 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2026, 08:25 local time
- Place: Salome, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7672° N, 113.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7672&lon=-113.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3995K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3995K) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705008529A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 5, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 0825 MST, A PIPER PA-28 DEPARTED WESTERN SKY AIRPARK (OAZ2), SALOME, ARIZONA, ON A PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL AND WHILE INITIATING A CROSSWIND TURN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT AN ENGINE RESTART AND INSTEAD CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF AIRPORT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH THE LEFTHAND AND RIGHTHAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT UPON THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 100 YARDS TRAVELING THROUGH SHRUBS, WENT DOWN 4 FT HIGH EMBANKMENT, AND THEN THE LEFTHAND WING AND TAIL SECTION WENT THROUGH A CHAIN-LINK FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST. UPON ARRIVING ON THE SCENE OF THE CRASH, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BUT APPEARED TO BE FROM CONTACTING BUSHES ON THE GROUND AND NOT UNDER POWER. THE ENGINE ALSO APPEARED TO BE SEVERALLY CANTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING AND THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NOTE THE PILOT HAS OBTAINED LEGAL COUNCIL AND HAS NOT PROVIDED TOTAL HOURS.

## 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 WPR26LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA245), Jul 5, 2026: Piper PA-28-140 (N3995K), Salome, 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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