# Accident 20071027824309A: Piper PA28181, Boynton Beach, FL, October 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2007, 20:12 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5114° N, 80.1044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5114&lon=-80.1044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8155C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8155C-2013-05-13) (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 O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 124 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071027824309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 10/27/07 - AROUND 20:12 LOCAL TIME, PILOT CALLED WEST PALM BEACH TOWER (PBI) AND STATED AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT HIT MULTIPLE TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE GOLF COURSE AT QUAIL RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB.

## 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 NYC08FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA020), Oct 28, 2007: Piper PA-28-181 (N8155C), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilots' improper in-flight fuel management.

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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