# Incident 19850102002009I: Piper PA28161, Schaumburg, IL, January 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Airport: Air Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4349K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4349K-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850102002009I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON START UP.SMOOTHED OUT DURING RUN UP. LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. GASCOLATOR, TANK DRAINS HAD MOISTURE.

## Other reports on N4349K (4)

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

- [Accident 20080917850359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080917850359A), Sep 17, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) While on approach to landing at Airlake Airport (klvn) the aircraft came into contact with the approach light system (malsr).
- [Incident 20080521847739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080521847739I), May 21, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) During landing on runway 28R aircraft veered left off the runway.
- [Accident 19850716032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716032239A), Jul 16, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Landed in swamp after power loss on takeoff. Fuel selector improperly positioned, detent not easy to discern.
- [Incident 19850712046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712046349I), Jul 12, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Schaumburg, IL. Landed in a field without damage after engine quit on takeoff. Cause undetermined.

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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