# Accident 19930315005609A: Piper PA28161, Vacaville, CA, March 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4090° N, 122.0102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4090&lon=-122.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8120H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-1997-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315005609A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER FAILURE ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. CARTWHEELED ON FORCED LANDING AND BURNED.NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 LAX93LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA152), Mar 16, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N8120H), Vacaville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

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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