# Incident 19880820047449I: Piper PA28161, Delanco, NJ, August 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Delanco, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0507° N, 74.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delanco, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0507&lon=-74.9535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4302T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4302T) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 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/19880820047449I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN FIELD DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE FROM FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N4302T (1)

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

- [Accident 19871101061369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101061369A), Nov 1, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N4302T), Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway down an embankment into a tree.

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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