# Accident 19841223069639A: Piper PA28140, Troy, MI, December 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5602° N, 83.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5602&lon=-83.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9645W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 60 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223069639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED, BACKFIRED AND QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 CHI85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA075), Dec 23, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N9645W), Troy, MI, substantial damage

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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