# Accident 20140808017059A: Piper PA-28-180, Sulphur, LA, August 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sulphur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2000° N, 93.3253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2000&lon=-93.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4286T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4286T-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,469 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14TA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14TA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140808017059A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT 5 MINUTES  AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE MEDIAN DIVIDER OF THE ROAD AND TORE OFF ALL THE LANDING GEAR  SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN14TA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14TA421), Aug 8, 2014: Piper PA 28-180 (N4286T), Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly manage the airplane’s fuel supply, which led to fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N4286T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870207002239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207002239I), Feb 7, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N4286T), Gilmer, TX, Minor damage. Departed side of runway after crosswind landing and went down embankment into small trees.

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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