# Accident 20041218033489A: Piper PA28180, Jean, NV, December 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2004
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7694° N, 114.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7694&lon=-114.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32034, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32034-2006-10-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041218033489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PALOMAR, CALIFORNIA ENROUTE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS, AIRPORT WITH A STOP TO PICK UP PASSENGERS AT FRENCH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. AFTER PICKING UP PASSENGERS PILOT STATED A PREFLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND DEPARTED NORMALLY FROM FRENCH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. WHILE ENROUTE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS, AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEAN, NEVADA PILOT STATED THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ENGINE STARTED, PILOT CLIMBED TO 7,500' WHERE AGAIN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEAN, NEVADA IN DESERT ENVIRONMENT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO AIRCRAFT DUE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. A FULL PILOT STATEMENT IS MADE PART OF THE ACCIDENT FILE.

## 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 LAX05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA036), Dec 19, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N32034), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and failure to divert to an alternate airport in a more timely manner, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power. A factor in the…

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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