# Accident 20260715008599A: Piper PA-28-180, Patten, ME, July 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2026, 14:57 local time
- Place: Patten, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0000° N, 68.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0000&lon=-68.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9758J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9758J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260715008599A

## Narrative

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

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM 6B0 TO PQI, THE PILOT OF PIPER PA28-180, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO MLT. AT 9,500 FEET MSL TRAVELING SOUTH TOWARD MLT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD 6.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF PATTEN, ME. THE RH WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND THE FUSELAGE WAS SPUN 180 DEGREES, COMING TO REST OFF THE ROAD. THE RH WING WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE AND FOUND ADJACENT TO THE FUSELAGE. THE SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA26LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA273), Jul 15, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N9758J), Linneus, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight monitoring of the fuel quantity, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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