# Accident 20111016026229A: Piper PA-28-140, Guthrie, OK, October 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2011, 15:38 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Airport: Guthrie-Edmond Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8736° N, 97.3847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8736&lon=-97.3847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6085W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085W-2012-10-02) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111016026229A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 16, 2011, AT 1538 PIPER PA-28-140, N6085W COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, AND IMPACTED A STORAGE SHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF GUTHRIE OK. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE OTHER PASSENGER RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISTROYED.

## 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 CEN12FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA021), Oct 16, 2011: Piper PA-28-140 (N6085W), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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