# Accident 20000708010599A: Piper PA18150, Dansville, NY, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Airport: Dansville Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5607° N, 77.6904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5607&lon=-77.6904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4456Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4456Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708010599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STEVEN LEWIS, PILOT OF N4456Z, LOST THE ENTIRE ENGINE POWER AND LANDED AT THE DANSVILLE AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECORDED STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. 1. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATE USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL (87 GRADE UNLEADED). 2. AN STC FOR THE USE OF AUTO FUEL WAS ON FILE IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. 3. FUEL CONTAINED NO DEBRIS AND WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. 4. CARBURETOR FUEL SCREEN WAS CHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. 5. THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. 6. THE FIREWALL FUEL BOWL WAS CLEAN. 7. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION BY THE PILOT BEFORE HE DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE. 8. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS CHECKED AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. 9. THE ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE CHECKED FOR COMPRESSION AND FOUND NORMAL. 10. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. 11. THE IGNITION LEADS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND NORMAL. ON JULY 20, 2000, THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 IAD00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA059), Jul 8, 2000: Piper PA-18-150 (N4456Z), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during take-off for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4456Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20120608010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608010159I), Jun 8, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N4456Z), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. On 6/8/12 at approximately 14:05 local time a PA18 (N4456Z) landed at Harris Hill Airport runway 34 in the grass and exited the landing area to the right…

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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