# Incident 19850526046459I: Piper PA28161, Fairbanks, AK, May 26, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4332L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4332L) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 40 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850526046459I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF, ABORTED AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE. GASCOLATOR DRAIN WAS DRAINING.

## Other reports on N4332L (1)

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

- [Incident 19850613028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850613028799I), Jun 13, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N4332L), Fairbanks, AK. Lost engine power on takeoff following touch and go. Landed on road. Suspect carburetor ice.

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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