# Accident 20051031027309A: Piper PA28161, Lodi, CA, October 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0231° N, 121.3758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0231&lon=-121.3758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83785-2008-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051031027309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER 1400 HOURS THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KINGDOM AIRPORT (020), DEPARTED THE PATTERN, TURNED EAST AND CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET. CIRCLING THE EDGE OF THE CITY (LODI), THE PILOT HEADED SOUTH AND APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE PROPELLER STARTED TO WINDMILL. THE PILOT WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR RESTARTING THE ENGINE INCLUDING SWITCHING FUEL TANKS AND SWITCHING ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. ENGINE WOULD ONLY RESPOND A LITTLE WITH THE PILOT PUMPING THE THROTTLE. AT THAT POINT, BEING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN PLOWED FIELD, ENDING UP ON THE EDGE OF A CHERRY ORCHARD WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS AND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX06LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA023), Oct 31, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N83785), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the trees.

## Other reports on N83785 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870404016809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404016809I), Apr 4, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N83785), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Bird struck aircraft aircraft as pilot entered the traffic pattern. Large dent in right wing tank.

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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