# Incident 20210914015699I: Piper PA-28-151, Castaic, CA, September 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Castaic, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4774° N, 118.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castaic, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4774&lon=-118.6327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32947, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32947) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210914015699I

## Narrative

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

N32497 DEPARTED VAN NUYS AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT TO KERN VALLEY AIRPORT AND RETURN TO VAN NUYS. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO VAN NUYS N32947 RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN CASTAIC. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N32947 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980612038769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612038769I), Jun 12, 1998: Piper PA28151 (N32947), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (-5) Initially started aircraft for solo PIC flight. Could not release hand brake; got mechanic to release. Restarted aircraft with high power setting.…

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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