# Incident 19900524023749I: Piper PA28161, Pittsburgh, PA, May 24, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3071D) (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: 1,550 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524023749I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LANDING. FIRE OCCURRED ON RESTART ATTEMPT. FLOAT ASSEMBLY IN CARBURETOR STUCK DUMPING FUEL.

## Other reports on N3071D (3)

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

- [Incident 20101215055899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101215055899I), Dec 15, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N3071D), Robinsville, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot stated that during takeoff on runway 29 at approximately 40-45 knots a deer struck the right side of the aircraft. The aircraft received minor damage to…
- [Incident 19970220004649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220004649I), Feb 20, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N3071D), Pittsburgh, PA. Bounced landing and exited runway.
- [Incident 19920115002009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115002009I), Jan 15, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N3071D), Lexington, KY. Complete electrical failure in flight. Landed safely. Had loose field on alternator.

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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