# Accident 19950918029129A: Piper PA28161, Oxford, MA, September 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1995, 14:50 local time
- Place: Oxford, MA
- Airport: Oxford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1159° N, 71.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1159&lon=-71.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4319T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4319T-1996-03-06) (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 O320D2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 59 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950918029129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN TREES AVOIDING HOUSES. PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH FUEL SELECTOR POSITION. POSSIBLE OFF

## 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 NYC95LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA223), Sep 18, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N4319T), Auburn, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

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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