# Accident 20150504006909A: Piper PA-28-235, Huntington, IN, May 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2015, 10:45 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8642° N, 85.4700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8642&lon=-85.4700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8703W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8703W-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 87 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150504006909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE ENROUTE. AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING JUST PRIOR TO THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 224 AND INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY 5. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT WHEN THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. BOTH PILOT AND PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  PILOT INFORMATION UPDATED 06-08-2015.

## 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 CEN15LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA216), May 4, 2015: Piper PA 28-235 (N8703W), Huntington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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