# Accident 19970914026579A: Piper PA44180, Dalles, OR, September 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1997
- Place: Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 45.5400° N, 121.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5400&lon=-121.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N357DA-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914026579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON INTERSTATE WEST OF DALLES, AFTER REPORTING ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 SEA97LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA210), Sep 14, 1997: Piper PA-44-180 (N357DA), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command(CFI)'s failure to refuel which subsequently led to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N357DA (1)

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

- [Incident 20070117001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070117001389I), Jan 17, 2007: Piper PA44180 (N357DA), Santa Barbara, CA. (-23) While on an IFR flight, the aircraft encountered turbulence at 10,000 feet MSL, and had an uncommanded 300 foot descent.

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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