# Accident 19950421044649A: Piper PA28236, Tacoma, WA, April 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1995, 13:25 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PVCV
- Location: 47.1491° N, 122.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1491&lon=-122.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2101X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2101X-2011-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421044649A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT AND STRUCK A DITCH. BOGUS MIXTURE CONTROL LACKED FULL RICH STOP.

## 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 SEA95LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA088), Apr 21, 1995: Piper PA-28-236 (N2101X), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN UNLOCKED MIXTURE CONTROL THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY RIGGED. A FACTOR WAS THE DITCH IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N2101X (1)

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

- [Incident 19920731034799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731034799I), Jul 31, 1992: Piper PA28201T (N2101X), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. Evidence indicates aircraft made hard landing. Veered off runway and nose gear collapsed.

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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