# Accident 19910419011709A: Piper PA22108, Auburn, WA, April 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1991, 21:20 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3276° N, 122.2267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN MUNI (S50), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3276&lon=-122.2267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5167Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5167Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 12 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING BASE WHILE SWITCHING TANKS. CRASH LANDED,FUEL SELECTOR MODIFIED. MAY HAVE TURNED OFF BY ERROR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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