# Accident 19910908038819A: Piper PA24180, Denver, CO, September 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1991, 15:24 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9394° N, 105.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9394&lon=-105.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16WW-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910908038819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LANDING APROACH. TRIED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY BUT STRUCK POWERLINE. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 DEN91LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA125), Sep 8, 1991: Piper PA-24-180 (N16WW), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL AND HIS MISJUDGED FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N16WW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950628015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950628015559A), Jun 28, 1995: Piper PA24180 (N16WW), Morehead, KY, Substantial damage. Engine siezed. Landed on runway but ran off. Struck mobile home off side of runway.
- [Incident 19900803046079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803046079I), Aug 3, 1990: Piper PA24 (N16WW), Denver, CO. Lost oil pressure. Precautionary landing in field. Oil pressure sending line was broken.

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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