# Accident 19930322005829A: Piper PA28151, Monticello, ME, March 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1993, 13:25 local time
- Place: Monticello, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3084° N, 67.8425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3084&lon=-67.8425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41422, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41422-1995-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930322005829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW AND STRUCK STEEP HILLSIDE. FITTING ON FUEL LINE TO SELECTOR DISCONNECTED.

## 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 BFO93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA055), Mar 22, 1993: Piper PA-28-151 (N41422), Monticello, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DISCONNECTION OF THE FUEL LINE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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