# Accident 20071003828119A: Piper PA28180, Fairview, TN, October 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2007, 12:54 local time
- Place: Fairview, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0347° N, 87.1433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0347&lon=-87.1433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7751N-2017-02-22) (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: 94 total, 0 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071003828119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SHREVEPORT, LA (SHV), TO GALLATIN, TN (M33). AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE EXPERIENCED SURGING SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTING. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO A HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO FUEL PRESENT IN SEVERELY DAMAGED FUEL TANKS AND NO APPRECIABLE FUEL PRESENT AT CRASH SITE. VERY LITTLE RESIDUAL FUEL ODOR AT CRASH SITE. EYEWITNESS STATEMENT CONFIRMED VISUALLY AND ORALLY THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER.

## 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 NYC08CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA002), Oct 3, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N7751N), Fairview, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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