# Accident 20081125853899A: Piper PA28180, Monterey, CA, November 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2008, 17:57 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5869° N, 121.8428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5869&lon=-121.8428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2383R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2383R-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,493 total, 1,680 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081125853899A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT OF N2383R, A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-180 DEPARTED CALEXICO AIRPORT (CXL) FOR MONTEREY AIRPORT (MRY).  IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, HE WAS ON DOWNWIND TO BASE FOR RUNWAY 10R AT ABOUT 800 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FEW TREE BRANCHES AND CAME TO REST ON THE ENTRANCE TO THE MONTEREY PINES GOLF COURSE.

## 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 WPR09LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA046), Nov 26, 2008: Piper PA-28-180 (N2383R), Monterey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel system management and inflight planning that led to a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the landing…

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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