# Accident 20030616011389A: Piper PA28180, Ocean Springs, MS, June 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2003, 10:13 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Gulfpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3933° N, 88.7556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3933&lon=-88.7556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8378W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378W-2008-06-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616011389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT LOST POWER PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN MARSH AREA.

## 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 MIA03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA133), Jun 16, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N8378W), Ocean Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to starvation as a result of the pilot's continued operation of an airplane with known deficiencies.

## Other reports on N8378W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730720032839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730720032839A), Jul 20, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N8378W), Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 18K.

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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