# Accident 20150802011549A: Piper PA-28-181, Power Co, ID, August 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2015, 19:10 local time
- Place: Power Co, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7056° N, 113.0944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7056&lon=-113.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7963C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7963C-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 26 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802011549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LINCOLN, CA FOR YELLOWSTONE WITH FULL FUEL.  HE ORIGINALLY PLANNED ON IDAHO FALLS FOR A FUEL STOP, BUT DETERMINED THAT POCATELLO WOULD BE OKAY GIVING HIM 45 MINUTES RESERVE.  NEAR POCATELLO, THE RIGHT FUEL INDICATOR WAS AT 0 AND THE LEFT WAS AT 5 GAL.  WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED HE CLAIMS THERE WAS STILL 2.5 GALLONS.  AIRCRAFT RECOVERY PERSONS FOUND NO FUEL IN THE TANKS, AND THE TANKS WERE NOT BREACHED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR15LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA237), Aug 3, 2015: Piper PA 28-181 (N7963C), American Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The low flight time pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing in rough terrain.

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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