# Incident 19910902061159I: Piper PA28180, Drift Bay, AK, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 16:35 local time
- Place: Drift Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N16275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16275-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902061159I

## Narrative

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

SUDDEN DROP IN ENGINE RPM. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN FIELD.

## Other reports on N16275 (1)

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

- [Accident 19921011043759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011043759A), Oct 11, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N16275), Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. En route MVFR. Wreckage indicates spiral dive and pullup separated left wing and stabilizer. Low time and experience

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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