# Accident 20230708015179A: Piper PA-22-160, Coquille, OR, July 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2023, 14:45 local time
- Place: Coquille, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1742° N, 124.2757° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1742&lon=-124.2757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9507D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9507D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (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-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708015179A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD, IMPACTING A POND EMBANKMENT JUST BELOW THE PROP CRUSHING THE FIXED NLG INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER ON TOP OF A BARBER WIRE FENCE A BLACKBERRY BUSHES.  THE PILOT WAS HELPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE BY A WITNESS.  FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TWO-PROP HAD ONE BLADE BENT BACK ABOUT 20 DEGREES AND THE OTHER BLADE UNDAMAGED.  ALTHOUGH THE LEFT- AND RIGHT-WING FUEL TANKS CAPS WERE INACCESSIBLE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE NO FUEL ODER WAS PRESENT, THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION OF THE GRASS OR BLACKBERRY BUSH LEAVES, AND TAPPING ON THE TANKS THROUGH THE FABRIC SKIN OF THE LOWER WING INDICATED BOTH TANKS WERE EMPTY.  THE EYEWITNESS REPORTED HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FROM APPROXIMATELY A 1/2 MILE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  HE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING AND QUIT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN STERNUM, RIBS, PARTIAL SEVERING OF THE NOSE, AND A BORKEN ORBITAL BONE.  HE WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW AS A RESULT.

## 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 WPR23LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA267), Jul 8, 2023: Piper PA-22-160 (N9507D), Coquille Bay, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N9507D (1)

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

- [Accident 19890607014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607014529A), Jun 7, 1989: Piper PA22160 (N9507D), Fort Leavenwort, KS, Substantial damage. Student on first solo lost directional control on landing. Left the runway and aircraft nosed over.

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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