# Incident 20071015022139I: Piper PA30, Westport, OK, October 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2007, 19:23 local time
- Place: Westport, OK
- Airport: Westport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2214° N, 96.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTPORT (4F1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2214&lon=-96.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8154Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8154Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 213 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015022139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15,2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1923UTC, A PIPER PA-30, N8154Y, LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, AFTER DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY, AT THE WESTPORT AIRPORT, CLEVLAND, OK. THE RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE PILOT, HE HAD DEPARTED GALLUP, NM, ENROUTE TO SANDS SPRINGS,OK UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, 14 CFR 91. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET MSL DURING THE DESCENT THAT THE ENGINES BEGAN TO QUIT, WHICH COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ESTABLISHED A POWER OFF GLIDE. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES OF AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE NOTED. THE PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW OR PROFICIENCY CHECK WAS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2005.

## Other reports on N8154Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20260709007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260709007559A), Jul 9, 2026: Piper PA-30 (N8154Y), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. On July 9, 2026, at 1729 CDT, [privacy data omitted] was landing on rwy 19L. Aircraft was being utilized for instruction with a student and instructor on…

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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