# Incident 19810304017069I: Piper PA28161, Kirkwood, DE, March 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kirkwood, DE
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5718° N, 75.6963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkwood, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5718&lon=-75.6963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38489 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 176 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304017069I

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING ENGINE STOPPED AFTER THROTTLE APPLIED. NO CAUSE FOUND.

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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