# Accident 20040101000819A: Piper PA44180, Cave Junction, OR, January 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2004, 18:32 local time
- Place: Cave Junction, OR
- Airport: Illinois Valley/Usfs/Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0942° N, 123.6822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0942&lon=-123.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53505-2004-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040101000819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM OAKLAND CA TO NORTH BEND OR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN CLEAR AIR AT 12,0000 FEET WHEN BOTH ENGINES QUIT. THE PIC SWITCHED BOTH FUEL TANKS TO CROSS FEED, TURNED BOTH FUEL PUMPS ON, AND TRIED TO RE-START BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART EITHER ENGINE AND ELECTED TO LAND AT CAVE JUNCTION AIRPORT. THE PILOT COULD NOT FIND THE ALTITUDE FOR THE AIRPORT AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TREES 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS KILLED. THE OTHER 2 PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WERE INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM OAKLAND CA. TO NORTH BEND OREGON, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN CLEAR AIR AT 12,000 WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. THE PIC TRIED TO REGAIN THE ENGINES, HE APPLIED CARB HEAT, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO X FEED, FUEL PUMPS ON AND TRIED TO RESTART BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT CAVE JUNCTION, OR. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH VERY BAD WEATHER AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY HEADING SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AS IT                                                                   TURNED CROSSWIND 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/PASSENGER WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. THE PIC AND TWO BACK SEAT PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.

## 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 SEA04FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA031), Jan 2, 2004: Piper PA-44-180 (N53505), Cave Junction, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Both the pilot-in-command and the co-pilot allowing the aircraft to enter into an area of adverse weather (icing conditions at low [-20 degrees C] temperatures) resulting in sequential induction…

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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