# Accident 20090826050269A: Piper PA-28R-201, Luray, VA, August 26, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2009, 15:05 local time
- Place: Luray, VA
- Airport: Luray Caverns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6669° N, 78.5006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6669&lon=-78.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186CF-2012-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090826050269A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING CLIMB POWER.  THE CREW SPOTTED A FIELD AND LANDED. DURING LANDING IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA09LA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA494), Aug 26, 2009: Piper PA-28R-201 (N186CF), Luray, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb 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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