# Accident 20180117000929A: Piper PA-32-300, Reno, NV, January 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2018, 15:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4997° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4997&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4027W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027W-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180117000929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.  A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL LINE FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REMOVED DURING MAINTENANCE.  SUBSEQUENT TO THE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY, THE LINE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND BACKED OFF  AND DISCONNECTED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA070), Jan 17, 2018: Piper PA 32-300 (N4027W), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot/owner to ensure that the airplane was airworthy before flight.

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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