# Accident 20140823016909A: Piper PA-28-180, Gaithersburg, MD, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 12:09 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1658° N, 77.1608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1658&lon=-77.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9095J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9095J-2018-01-10) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823016909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GAI ON RWY 14. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED BETWEEN RWY 32 AND THE TAXI WAY. PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA404), Aug 23, 2014: Piper PA-28-180 (N9095J), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the fuel supply and fuel vent systems.

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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