# Accident 20081014857109A: Piper PA28140, Monroeville, AL, October 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2008, 14:36 local time
- Place: Monroeville, AL
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3750° N, 87.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3750&lon=-87.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7314J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7314J-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,736 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081014857109A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, APIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-140. N7314J. CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA FIVE MILES SOUTH OF REPTON, ALABAMA (N31 21'53.93" W087 18' 17.49").  THE MISHAP FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT IN MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA.  THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE CONTRACTED THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO FLY THE LOW ALTITUDE TIMBER EVALUATION FLIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. MORRIS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. MORRIS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ERA09CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA018), Oct 14, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N7314J), Repton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

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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