# Accident 20041201029989A: Piper PA28181, Lee'S Summit, MO, December 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9597° N, 94.3717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9597&lon=-94.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3575X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3575X) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041201029989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DESCENDING TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE OF LEE'S SUMMIT AIRPORT (LXT), THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF LXT.

## 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 CHI05CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA039), Dec 1, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N3575X), Lee's Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the muddy terrain and the vegetation.

## Other reports on N3575X (2)

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

- [Accident 20150301003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301003179A), Mar 1, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N3575X), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. A private pilot was receiving a check-out in a PA-28-181 from a flying club CFI. After completing three take-offs and landings, the pilot receiving instruction…
- [Incident 20030627012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627012099I), Jun 27, 2003: Piper PA28181 (N3575X), Lee'S Summit, MO. (-23) Aircraft had been fueled at bna (nashville, Tennessee). At approximately 0300, a/c departed enroute to lxt (Lee'S Summit, Missouri). Pilot had calculated…

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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