# Accident 19950929046999A: Piper PA28161, Rutland, VT, September 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1995, 14:55 local time
- Place: Rutland, VT
- Airport: Rutland State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6097° N, 72.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutland, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6097&lon=-72.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3203Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3203Q-1997-03-04) (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 O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950929046999A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. GOT NO HIGHER THAN 10 FEET AGL. COLLIDED WITH A TREE. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC95LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA230), Sep 29, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N3203Q), Rutland, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with a tree and barn.

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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