# Accident 19940204001509A: Piper PA28161, Taunton, MA, February 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1994, 12:33 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Taunton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8811° N, 71.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8811&lon=-71.0530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1877Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1877Q-1994-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940204001509A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK WIRE LANDING ON A STREET. SPUN AROUND AND FELL TO GROUND. UNABLE DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 BFO94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA037), Feb 4, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N1877Q), Taunton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN TO ENABLE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1877Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19900925058189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900925058189I), Sep 25, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N1877Q), Norwood, MA. Pilot ill and disoriented. Landed at first airport without clearance. Was ill with virus.

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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