# Incident 19901002064469I: Piper PA28161, Indianapolis, IN, October 2, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43899, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43899) (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: 467 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002064469I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT INADVERTENTLY TURNED FUEL SELECTOR OFF. ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING. STOP BUTTON INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N43899 (2)

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

- [Incident 20241218018399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241218018399I), Dec 18, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N43899), Brooksville, FL, No damage. The pilot took off from X50 massey ranch airpark after a 100 hour inspection. 10 minutes into the flight the pilot lost throttle response and made an off field…
- [Incident 20190218011049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190218011049I), Feb 18, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N43899), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. On February 18, 2019, at 1933 EST a 1985 Piper, model PA-28-161, N43899 that is registered to smtm holdings inc, stopped to refuel the aircraft at page field,…

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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