# Accident 19940305003819A: Piper PA28161, Sanford, FL, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 14:57 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Central Florida Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8102° N, 81.3309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8102&lon=-81.3309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9134A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9134A-1996-04-17) (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: 436 total, 13 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305003819A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON TOUCH AND GO RESTORED BY AUX PUMP. TOOK OFF. QUIT AGAIN. STALLED. CRASHED. FUEL SELECTOR EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MIA94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA084), Mar 5, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N9134A), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH. THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION DUE TO INATTENTIVENESS BY THE…

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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