# Accident 20210916015809A: Piper PA-32-300, Olga, WA, September 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2021, 16:25 local time
- Place: Olga, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6463° N, 122.7828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6463&lon=-122.7828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33022, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33022-2023-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210916015809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED FRIDAY HARBOR, WA (KFHR) SO PIC COULD INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED OIL LEAK.  MX DISPATCHED, ENGINE INSPECTED, CLEANED AND RUN UP--NO LEAK NOTED.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KFHR AND AT  1500FT PIC NOTED LOW OIL PRESS.  AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FT.  ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT.  FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT IN A 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 WPR21LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA363), Sep 17, 2021: Piper PA-32-300 (N33022), Orcas Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel system 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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