# Accident 20070427006919A: Piper PA18150, Prineville, OR, April 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3244° N, 120.9069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3244&lon=-120.9069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 525 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070427006919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT INITIATED AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING 10 MILES EAST OF PRINEVILLE. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA07CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA113), Apr 27, 2007: Piper PA-18 (N40520), Prineville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot failing to correctly read the fuel quantity sight gauges. Factors include soft, brushy terrain, and the pilot's…

## Other reports on N40520 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030420005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420005579A), Apr 20, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N40520), Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 20, 2003, at approximately 1430 MDT, a Piper PA-18-150, N40520, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during landing roll at…
- [Accident 19780423008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423008409A), Apr 23, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N40520), Ferriday, LA, Substantial damage

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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