# Accident 19840927051649A: Piper PA28180, Boulder City, NV, September 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1984, 06:20 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9896° N, 114.8103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9896&lon=-114.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8482W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8482W-2012-11-13) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840927051649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT TERRAIN. WATER IN FUEL. SAT OUT IN RAIN WITH LEAKY FUEL CAPS.

## 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 SEA84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA200), Sep 27, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N8482W), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage

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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