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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Medford, OR · August 3, 2007

Date
August 3, 2007 · 16:47 local
Place
Medford, OR
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N919CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA232
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
121 total101 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot lost engine power adjacent to 1311 mountain drive, eagle point, OR. He landed in a field. Aircraft received major damage. Pilot checked the fuel tanks and both left and right tanks were empty. He stated that before losing the engine in cruise flight that the fuel gauges indicated better than 1/4 tank each.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER ADJACENT TO 1311 MOUNTAIN DRIVE, EAGLE POINT, OR. HE LANDED IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE. PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS AND BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS WERE EMPTY. HE STATED THAT BEFORE LOSING THE ENGINE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED BETTER THAN 1/4 TANK EACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N919CA · 1

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