# Accident 20070803018579A: Piper PA28180, Medford, OR, August 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2007, 16:47 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4689° N, 122.7192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4689&lon=-122.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919CA-2008-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 101 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803018579A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX07CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA232), Aug 3, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N919CA), Eagle Point, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations.

## Other reports on N919CA (1)

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

- [Incident 19881102063439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102063439I), Nov 2, 1988: Piper PA28180 (N919CA), St David, AZ. Precautionary landing on road due to alternator malfunction. Possible fuel exhaustion also.

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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