# Accident 20210824013939A: Piper PA-28-181, Eagle, CO, August 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2021, 09:33 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6231° N, 106.9382° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6231&lon=-106.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46MD-2023-04-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 67 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210824013939A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 24TH, 2021, AT 1533 MST NEAR THE CITY OF EAGLE, COLORADO, AIRPLANE N46MD, A PIPER PA-28-181 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER DURING A TOUCH AND GO FROM EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KEGE) IN EAGLE, COLORADO. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD, STRUCK FENCE POSTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN21LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA383), Aug 24, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N46MD), Gypsum, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.