# Accident 20071110827499A: Piper PA28151, Sacramento, KY, November 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, KY
- Airport: David Lowe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3961° N, 87.2356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3961&lon=-87.2356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41535, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 284 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071110827499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT AT SACRAMENTO, KY (80KY) AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST ON 11-10-07. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 70 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFT INTO THE FIREWALL, BOTH TIPS ON THE PROPELLER WERE SLIGHTLY BENT, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING SPAR.

## 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 NYC08LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA034), Nov 10, 2007: Piper PA-28-151 (N41535), Sacramento, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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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