# Accident 20050415005489A: Piper PA28140, Mccammon, ID, April 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2005, 16:25 local time
- Place: Mccammon, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6875° N, 112.2008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6875&lon=-112.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8715E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8715E-2006-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 97 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050415005489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2005, AT 1720 MDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N8715E, S/N 28-7625149 WHILE ENROUTE FROM MESQUITE NV (67L) TO POCATELLO ID (PIH) MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE AN INTERMEDIATE STOP IN MALLAD ID (MLD) FOR A REST STOP, AND FOR FUEL. THE FACILITY WAS CLOSED, SO NO FUEL WAS AVAILABLE. N8715E WAS IN COMMAND BY PILOT AND OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                              . THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ (FATHER) OF ^PRIVACY DATA^. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER THE FIRST TIME, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED TO THE RH TANK, THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY, SOON AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. AS THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE FIELD IT STRUCK A FENCE AND A COUPLE SMALL TREES, LANDED HARD IN SOFT DIRT AND SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RH MAIN. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD.

## 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 SEA05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA082), Apr 15, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N8715E), McCammon, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision/planning by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to the accident included the…

## Other reports on N8715E (3)

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

- [Incident 20010630019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630019389I), Jun 30, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N8715E), Cedar City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) During a flight from st. george, Utah (sgu) to Cedar City, Utah (cdc) the aircraft, piloted by ronald densley, developed engine trouble. It landed in a…
- [Incident 19931225051969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931225051969I), Dec 25, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N8715E), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. On a hand prop start the brake failed to hold aircraft. Aircraft moved forward. Hit another aircraft.
- [Incident 19920228008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920228008519I), Feb 28, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N8715E), Kanab, UT, Minor damage. Pilot stated on liftoff aircraft returned to ground. Aborted. Hit runway light. Suspect density altitude.

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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