# Accident 19940417008019A: Piper PA22160, Butler, PA, April 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7766° N, 79.9511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7766&lon=-79.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9183D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9183D-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417008019A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT AFTER LOW PASS. HIT TREES. FUEL UNPORTING DUE TURBULENCE AND LOW FUEL. PASSENGER INTERFERRED

## 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 BFO94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA067), Apr 17, 1994: Piper PA-22 (N9183D), Butler, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the proper fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

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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