# Accident 19930116000569A: Piper PA28180, Troy, NY, January 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Troy, NY
- Airport: Rensselaer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6898° N, 73.5609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6898&lon=-73.5609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7804W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7804W-1993-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 90 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. BROKE OFF RIGHT WING LANDING ON A STREET. NO ANOMALIES BUT WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 BFO93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA022), Jan 16, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N7804W), Poestenkill, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N7804W (1)

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

- [Incident 19821002063149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002063149I), Oct 2, 1982: Piper PA28180 (N7804W), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Student pilot unable to follow ATC instructions. Landed on crosswind runway. Lost control. Gusty surface wind.

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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