# Accident 20090518007109A: Piper PA28181, Milford, PA, May 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Milford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3083° N, 74.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3083&lon=-74.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4130W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4130W-2016-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518007109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATED UNDER 14CFR PART 91, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WHITE BIRCH AIRPORT NEAR LAKE WALLENPAUPACK, PA, TO SOMERSET AIRPORT, NJ (KSNQ) IN VFR CONDITIONS PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE STOPPED AND MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON TOP OF TWO TREES.

## 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 ERA09LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA296), May 18, 2009: Piper PA-28 (N4130W), Dingman, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel 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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