# Accident 20090320003689A: Piper J4B, Sheridan, CA, March 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2009, 21:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9844° N, 121.3817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9844&lon=-121.3817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35JB-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown BARNETT J4B (registry code 1302736, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-barnett-j4b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 225 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090320003689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT RUNNING ON FLIGHT FROM MYV TO LHM. MADE FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 65 NORTH OF LINCOLN, CA.  WHILE AVOIDING CARS ON HIGHWAY, AIRCRAFT SWERVED AND ROLLED ONTO SIDE.  OWNER/MECHANIC INSPECTED FUEL SYSTEM AND CARBURATOR, FOUND MINOR CONTAMINATION.  AIRCRAFT FUEL PUMP HAD PREVIOUS REPORTED PROBLEMS.

## 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 WPR09LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA161), Mar 20, 2009: Brown Barnett J4B (N35JB), Sheridan, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

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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