# Accident 19840225004639A: Piper PA23160, Bluefield, WV, February 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1984, 12:32 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2610° N, 81.2102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2610&lon=-81.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2160P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160P-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 74 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225004639A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON ONE ENGINE. GOT BELOW AIRPORT ELEVATION AND CRASHED IN TREES.SLUCH ICE IN LEFT CARBURETOR

## 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 ATL84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA107), Feb 25, 1984: Piper PA-23 (N2160P), Bluefield, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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