# Accident 20070824017679A: Piper PA28181, Lopez Island, WA, August 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2007, 17:50 local time
- Place: Lopez Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4833° N, 122.9375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4833&lon=-122.9375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2939J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2939J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824017679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WORKING WHIDBEY APPROACH, HEARD LOUD BANG, LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD ON LOPEZ ISLAND AT APPROX 17:30.

## 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 LAX07LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA268), Aug 25, 2007: Piper PA-28-181 (N2939J), Lopez Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the left idler gear. Inadequate maintenance installation of the recently installed left magneto was also causal.

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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