# Accident 19850113000699A: Piper PA28161, Troy, MI, January 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113000699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER TAKEOFF. CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED AND ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK ROAD SIGN DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI85LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA088), Jan 13, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8444D), Troy, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8444D (2)

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

- [Incident 19940725030789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725030789I), Jul 25, 1994: Piper PA28151 (N8444D), Anniston, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he was not used to flying without a head set [privacy data omitted] note: aircraft landed short of paved runway. Runway and an 8…
- [Incident 19880923069079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923069079I), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N8444D), Talladega, AL. Maneuvering to avoid weather caused depletion of fuel. Landed in field while he still had engine power.

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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