# Accident 20120910020969A: Piper PA-28-140, Boonville, IN, September 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2012, 18:10 local time
- Place: Boonville, IN
- Airport: Boonville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0425° N, 87.3178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0425&lon=-87.3178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5538F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538F-2018-01-05) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA651](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA651) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120910020969A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF ON A SOLO FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 090 AND CLIMBED TO APROX. 75-100 FEET, ON RUNWAY HEADING. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE STUDENT  PERFORMED A  LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN OFF, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE MOUNT AND FIRE WALL WERE 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 CEN12LA651](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA651), Sep 10, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N5538F), Boonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination could not verify whether the fuel selector was…

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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