# NTSB WPR26LA190: Piper PA-28-140, N8714N, Chandler, AZ, May 15, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 14, 2026, 20:43 local (May 15, 2026, 03:43 UTC)
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.203, -111.8079 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2030&lon=-111.8079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA190
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203002/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA190

## Preliminary report

On May 14, 2026, at 2043 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28, N8714N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, after several takeoffs and landings at a private airstrip near Chandler, Arizona he heard a loud popping sound from the engine. The engine subsequently began running rough and operating at reduced power as the airplane descended about 300 ft per minute. The pilot reported the loss of engine power to air traffic control while approximately 8 nm south of Chandler Municipal Airport. The pilot continued toward the airport while assessing potential emergency landing sites. When the airplane descended to about 1,800 ft mean sea level, the pilot determined the airplane would not reach the airport and selected a nearby field for an emergency landing. During the landing rollout, the airplane crossed a berm at the edge of the field. The nose landing gear subsequently separated after encountering soft terrain, and the airplane came to rest in the field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The propeller was damaged, and the nose landing gear separated during the accident sequence. Postaccident examination of the wreckage by the FAA revealed an oil residue on the right side of the engine. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8714N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8714N), registered now, S/N 28-25615, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-25615
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 6460
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2026
- Departed: A39, Maricopa, AZ
- Destination: KCHD, Chandler, AZ
- Airport: None, Alfalfa field
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 280° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 29.76 inHg
- Observed at: KCHD
- METAR: METAR KCHD 160347Z COR 28005KT 10SM CLR 33/M00 A2976=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260515006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260515006039A), May 15, 2026: Piper PA-28-140, Pinal County, AZ, Substantial damage. 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…

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.

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