# Accident 20080208857649A: Piper PA44180, Piru, CA, February 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2008, 20:26 local time
- Place: Piru, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4294° N, 118.7505° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4294&lon=-118.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2922X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2922X-2009-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (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 PA44180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080208857649A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008, ABOUT 2026 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER, PA-44-180 AIRPLANE, N2922X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PIRU, CALIFORNIA.  THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), PILOT-RATED STUDENT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO GENERAL AVIATION VENTURES INTERNATIONAL INC, CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, AND OPERATED BY GAVIN AVIATION OF CAMARILLO.  DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTION FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CAMARILLO AIRPORT (CMA) ABOUT 1900.

## 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 SEA08LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA073), Feb 9, 2008: Piper PA-44-180 (N2922X), Piru, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and dark night conditions.

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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