# Accident 19850524022819A: Piper PA28161, Lewisboro, NY, May 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1985, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lewisboro, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2382° N, 73.5226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2382&lon=-73.5226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2172N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 81 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850524022819A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. DURING EMERGENCY LANDING WINGS STRUCK TREES ON A GOLF COURSE. FROUND BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 NYC85FHJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ03), May 24, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N2172N), Lewisboro, NY, 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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