# Accident 19840304024869A: Piper PA28180, Elmira, NY, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 14:38 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Chemung Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0934° N, 76.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0934&lon=-76.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9617J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9617J) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304024869A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 NYC84LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA097), Mar 4, 1984: Piper PA-28-180 (N9617J), Elmira, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9617J (1)

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

- [Incident 20240419004539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240419004539I), Apr 19, 2024: Piper PA-28-180 (N9617J), Gulf Shores, AL, Minor damage. Aircraft was inbound to kjka runway 17. When 3 miles west of the field pilot reported his engine had stopped and he wouldnt be able to make the runway, and he…

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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