# Accident 20040201005119A: Piper PA28181, Palmdale, CA, February 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2004, 16:27 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5667° N, 118.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5667&lon=-118.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4861F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4861F-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040201005119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NTSB IIC PLAGENS INTERVIEWED THE PILOT BY PHONE ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. FAA IIC MCCRACKEN ARRIVED ON THE SITE ON 02/02/2004 AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED. FAA IIC OBTAINED COPY OF THE SHERIFF'S REPORT BY DEPUTY ^PRIVACY DATA ^ THE REPORT STATES THAT "THE RIGHT WING WAS DETACHED AND LAYING NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT." IT ALSO SAYS THAT "NO GASOLINE WAS LEAKING AND NO FIRE WAS EVIDENT." FAA IIC THE CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA^ OF AIRCRAFT RECOVERY SERVICE, WHO HAD REMOVED THE WRECKAGE FROM THE SITE. ^PRIVACY DA^ FOUND LITTLE FUEL IN THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. ON 02/10/2004, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DA^ AND INVESTIGATOR ^PRIVACY^ WITNESSED THE SUCCESSFUL RUNNING OF THE ENGINE.

## 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 LAX04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA112), Feb 2, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N4861F), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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