# Accident 20220715012639A: Piper PA-28-161, Grain Valley, MO, July 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2022, 02:40 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0216° N, 94.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0216&lon=-94.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2945Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2945Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220715012639A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO KMKC DURING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, HE EXHAUSTED HIS FUEL. HE THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY I-70 ABOUT 25 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A SMALL TREE AND A BRIDGE GUARDRAIL.

## 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 CEN22LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA324), Jul 15, 2022: Piper PA-28-161 (N2945Q), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2945Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19770911027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911027339A), Sep 11, 1977: Piper PA28161 (N2945Q), Lamoni, IA, Substantial damage. Asphalt on runway was broken and cracked with grass growing through.

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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