# Incident 20260813009809I: Piper PA-28-140, Coalinga, CA, August 13, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2026, 11:55 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5685U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5685U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260813009809I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED HARRIS RANCH (3O8) ENROUTE TO KPRB AT 11:45 AM ON 08/13/2026.  WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4500 THE AIRPLANE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.   THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO 3O8 BUT FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT LANDED ON A ROAD WITHOUT DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE OR OTHER PROPERTY.

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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