# Accident 19921113046689A: Piper PA28161, Red Hook, NY, November 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1992, 17:10 local time
- Place: Red Hook, NY
- Airport: Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9907° N, 73.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9907&lon=-73.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31634, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31634) (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: 810 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921113046689A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREES END OF RUNWAY. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP QUIT. TURNED OFF BOOST PUMP BY MISTAKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA008), Nov 13, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N31634), Red Hook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DURING TAKEOFF.

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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