# Accident 20020810023059A: Piper PA28235, Creswell, OR, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8847° N, 123.0244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8847&lon=-123.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32138-2003-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810023059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC WHILE ENROUTE FROM EUGENE TO COTTAGE GROVE, VFR FOR FUEL, ENGINE QUIT, HE RESTARTED ENGINE, CLIMBED OUT, THEN ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN CLEAR FIELD BUT CLIPPED TOPS OF TREES ON APPROACH, AND LANDED HARD, COMING TO REST IN DITCH AT END OF FIELD.

## 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 SEA02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA151), Aug 10, 2002: Piper PA-28-235 (N32138), Creswell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper management of fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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