# Accident 20180527012659A: Piper PA-28-140, Butler, KY, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 18:18 local time
- Place: Butler, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7289° N, 84.3950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7289&lon=-84.3950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95410, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95410-2019-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527012659A

## Narrative

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

1. ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING CRUISE

2. ATTEMPTED DIVERSION TO NEAREST AIRPORT, UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT LANDED IN FIELD.

3. IMPACTED UNSEEN IRRIGATION SPRINKLER HEAD IN FIELD.

## 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 GAA18CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA307), May 27, 2018: Piper PA28 (N95410), Butler, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in 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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