# Accident 20070305003259A: Piper PA28140, Crescent Lake, OR, March 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2007, 16:20 local time
- Place: Crescent Lake, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5839° N, 122.1867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5839&lon=-122.1867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5547F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5547F-2009-07-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070305003259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3-5-07 AT 1630 LOCAL PDST, N5547F A PIPER PA-28-140 DEPARTED EUGENE, OR (EUG) AND WAS 10 MILES EAST OF CRESCENT LAKE, OR (5S2). THE PILOT HAS A CFI, WITH COMMERCIAL, MULTI-ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATING, WITH 200 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID HE COMPLETED THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BEFORE TAKE-OFF FROM EUGENE, OR AIRPORT WAS SATISFACTORY, WITH THE OIL LEVEL AT 6 1/2 QTS AND NO WATER NOTED IN THE FUEL TANK SAMPLES. HIS RUN-UP OF THE ENGINE HAD ALL NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT 2450 RPM AT CRUISE, BURNING 7 GAL/HR. HE STARTED TO CLIMB, DUE TO ABOVE APPROACHING TERRAIN, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SNOWY HEAVY TREED AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ELT AIDED IN LOCATION AND RESCUE OF PILOT AND PASSENGER. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FAA WITNESSED THE FIRING AND TIMING OF BOTH MAGNETOS, COMPRESSION CHECK, REMOVAL OF THE 4 CYLINDERS, INSPECTION OF VALVES AND SPRINGS, CARBURETOR, CARBURETOR HEAT BOX AND ALL CONTROLS WERE ALL SATISFACTORY.

## 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 SEA07LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA071), Mar 6, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N5547F), Crescent Lake, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of a significant amount of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors include no suitable place in which to make an emergency landing, and densely forested, mountainous/hilly terrain.

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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