# Accident 20050718018879A: Piper PA28180, Denton, MD, July 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2005, 18:00 local time
- Place: Denton, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8511° N, 75.8156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8511&lon=-75.8156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797L-2012-12-13) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,890 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050718018879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT, A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON AN OFF-AIRPORT FARM FIELD.

## 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 IAD05LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA103), Jul 18, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N4797L), Denton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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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