# Accident 20150701009589A: Piper PA-18-135, Twin Falls, ID, July 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2015, 21:15 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8086C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8086C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 20 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701009589A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD 4 MILES NORTH OF THE TWIN FALLS AIRPORT AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8086C (1)

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

- [Incident 20061014023629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061014023629I), Oct 14, 2006: Piper PA18135 (N8086C), Fairfield, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempted a takeoff from Fairfield airport on rwy 25, lost control of aircraft on take off, veered off of the right side of runway, then continued…

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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