# Incident 20190904015879I: Piper PA 28-140, Greenfield, IA, September 4, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2019, 03:45 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IA
- Airport: Greenfield Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3272° N, 94.4452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENFIELD MUNI (GFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3272&lon=-94.4452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4638R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4638R-2020-10-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190904015879I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED MARYVILLE, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 0300 ON 09/04/2019 WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF JEFFERSON, IA.  AS HE APPROACHED GREENFIELD, IA APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME FROM HIS POINT OF DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE ENGINE TWICE.  BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AND QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF GREENFIELD ON A NORTHEASTERLY HEADING.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEERED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED.  THE DAMAGE WAS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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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