# Accident 20060722014649A: Piper PA28161, Grass Valley, CA, July 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2006, 06:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2211° N, 121.0019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2211&lon=-121.0019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2115R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2115R-2007-08-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 894 total, 760 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060722014649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT THE GRASS VALLEY AIRPORT AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 LAX06LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA251), Jul 23, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N2115R), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of available engine power due to vapor lock. A contributing factor was the high temperature.

## Other reports on N2115R (2)

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

- [Accident 19830514022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514022189A), May 14, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N2115R), Maxwell, CA, Substantial damage. Struck tall mustard grass landing on a private strip. Veered off runway and collpased the nose gear.
- [Incident 19800517052339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517052339I), May 17, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2115R), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Right wing struck approach light after descending too low. Landed safely on runway.

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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