# Accident 19950712017689A: Piper PA28161, Van Buren, AR, July 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1995, 20:30 local time
- Place: Van Buren, AR
- Airport: Twin Cities Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4400° N, 94.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4400&lon=-94.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9869K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9869K-2017-04-13) (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 O320E2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712017689A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON DOWNWIND. EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY MIDFIELD. RAN OFF END. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 FTW95LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA292), Jul 13, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N9869K), Van Buren, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING RESULTING IN AN OVERSHOOT.

## Other reports on N9869K (1)

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

- [Accident 19960501009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501009219A), May 1, 1996: Piper PA28161 (N9869K), Mountain Home, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, landed in a ravine. (-23) on 05/01/96 at 1000 hrs, rolled a/c out of hangar. Performed a preflight took fuel sample. Tanks about half full…

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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