# Accident 19940424009239A: Piper PA28160, New Carlisle, OH, April 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: New Carlisle, OH
- Airport: Andy Barnhart Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9405° N, 84.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9405&lon=-84.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5855W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5855W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 521 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940424009239A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON APPROACH, NO POWER TO MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED. SHORT. RAN THRU FENCE. PASSENGERS HEAD SET CORD PULLED MIXTURE.

## 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 BFO94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA076), Apr 24, 1994: Piper PA-28-160 (N5855W), New Carlisle, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inattention to the mixture control which was inadvertently placed in the idle cut-off position by the passenger and resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor is the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N5855W (1)

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

- [Incident 20030528014619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528014619I), May 28, 2003: Piper PA28160 (N5855W), AR, Minor damage. (-23) On 05/28/2003 at approximately 1900 CST a Piper PA-28-160, registration N5855W, serial number 28-2358 landed on Private grass strip two miles east of…

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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