# Accident 19851121058029A: Piper PA28161, Fort Wayne, IN, November 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1985, 13:40 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0497° N, 85.2398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0497&lon=-85.2398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2170X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 71 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851121058029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO WOODED AREA. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK FUEL QUANTITY.

## 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 CHI86FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA031), Nov 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N2170X), Washington Twp., IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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