33.4223° N, 111.8226° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 1994 · 06:01 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4662W
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
244 total164 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff engine lost power. Forced landing on empty street. Found fuel drain was stuck open. Lost gas.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE LOST POWER. FORCED LANDING ON EMPTY STREET. FOUND FUEL DRAIN WAS STUCK OPEN. LOST GAS.