# Incident 20121221027519I: Piper PA-28-140, Poteau, OK, December 21, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Poteau, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0667° N, 94.6103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poteau, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0667&lon=-94.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8174N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8174N-2018-03-06) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121221027519I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT INADVERTANTLY MOVED FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION.  PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE LANDING.  ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.

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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