# Incident 19891201064929I: Piper PA28160, Norwich, NY, December 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1989, 11:20 local time
- Place: Norwich, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5333° N, 75.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwich, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5333&lon=-75.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5363W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5363W-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 60 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201064929I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT SWITCHED TO RIGHT TANK. LANDED IN RIVER. RIGHT TANK HAD ADEQUATE FUEL.

## Other reports on N5363W (1)

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

- [Accident 19970414005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970414005899A), Apr 14, 1997: Piper PA28160 (N5363W), Pickens, SC, Substantial damage. Lost control at liftoff on touch and go. Veered off runway on right main and nose wheel down a hill into trees. (-23) during his takeoff the student pilot…

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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