# Accident 19860616029489A: Piper PA28235, Westport, NY, June 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1986, 20:15 local time
- Place: Westport, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1707° N, 73.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1707&lon=-73.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9094W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9094W-1989-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860616029489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED AFTER POWER LOSS. VFR PILOT IN IFR CONDITIONS. SUSPECT CORRODED FUEL SELECTOR LET AIR IN LINE

## 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 NYC86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA153), Jun 17, 1986: Piper PA-28-235 (N9094W), Westport, 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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