# Incident 19880123006229I: Piper PA28140, Momeyer, NC, January 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1988, 10:45 local time
- Place: Momeyer, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9600° N, 78.0480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Momeyer, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9600&lon=-78.0480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15080, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15080-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 837 total, 137 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123006229I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. UNABLE TO RESTART. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N15080 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921230054539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921230054539I), Dec 30, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N15080), Livermore, CA. Experiencing throttle binding. Made a precautionary landing. Binding of throttle under investigation.

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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