# Accident 20081116851599A: Piper PA28140, Stafford, KS, November 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2008, 15:53 local time
- Place: Stafford, KS
- Airport: Stafford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9550° N, 98.6503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9550&lon=-98.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6744W-2013-08-20) (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 O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081116851599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 2153 Z (1553 LOCAL TIME) ON 11/16/2008, A STUDENT PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE STAFFORD AIRPORT (3TA), STAFFORD, KANSAS.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY  A NON-PILOT PASSENGER.  THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT IS A PA-28-140, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE AIRMAN.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND 12 GALLONS IN THE LEFT; THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK FOR TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 FROM STAFFORD AIRPORT (3TA) AND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT ABOVE THE GROUND, EXPERIENCCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRMAN STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE FUEL TANKS, HOWEVER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE STAFFORD AIRPORT.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FIELD SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT; THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON TOUCHDOWN.  A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS DID NOT REVEAL ANY MALFUNCTION OF DISCREPANCY THAT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FUEL STARVATION.  THE REMAINING FUEL QUANITTY IN N6744W'S FUEL TANKS COULD NOT BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED BY VISUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 CEN09CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA064), Nov 16, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N6744W), Stafford, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power 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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