# Accident 20180507004839A: Piper PA-28-161, Vero Beach, FL, May 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: P39S
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80813, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80813-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 217 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507004839A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING FIRST TOUCH AND GO, TURNED BASE TO FINAL AND THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONDING, EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

## 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 ERA18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA145), May 7, 2018: Piper PA28 (N80813), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N80813 (1)

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

- [Incident 20140612009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140612009059I), Jun 12, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N80813), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. 100-Plus hour student pilot (sp) with limited solo experience, while returning to home field from solo cross-country (xc) flight, encountered thunderstorm on…

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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