# Accident 20040731018769A: Piper PA28RT201T, Canton, MI, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Canton, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3481° N, 83.4564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3481&lon=-83.4564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77782, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77782-2005-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731018769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER/THRUST. PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER BY SWITCHING FUEL DELIVERY FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PIC REPORTED STALL WARNING AND APPROPRIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN UNDER CONTROL TO A ROADWAY, STRIKING 2 (TWO) LARGE STREET SIGNS. THE IMPACT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, OPENING THE RIGHT FUEL TANK PROMOTING FIRE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THAT CONTINUED UNTIL ARRIVAL OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. AN APPARENT VAPOR SUPPRESSION CONDITION IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, COUPLED WITH THE LACK OF PROPER OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE BEING EXECUTED BY THE PIC (FAILURE TO OPERATE THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP), IS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI04CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA210), Jul 31, 2004: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N77782), Plymouth, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power at a low altitude due to a fuel flow restriction caused by vapor lock. Factors to the accident included the high atmospheric temperature and the road sign that the airplane…

## Other reports on N77782 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960527016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960527016609A), May 27, 1996: Piper PA28RT201T (N77782), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing in strong crosswind. Collapsed landing gear. Crosswind component a factor.
- [Incident 19840628039109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628039109I), Jun 28, 1984: Piper PA28RT201T (N77782), Pawnee, NE, Minor damage. Encountered severe turbulence and hail. Lost control of aicraft at 11,000 feet. Recovered at 5500 feet.

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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