# Accident 19960109000329A: Piper PA28181, Coshocton, OH, January 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: Coshocton, OH
- Airport: Richard Downing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BEZG
- Location: 40.2604° N, 81.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2604&lon=-81.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9248K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9248K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109000329A

## Narrative

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

IFR CURRENCY FLIGHT CHECK. LOST POWER AT MAP. ENGINE AT 1700 RPM THEN QUIT PRIOR LANDING. BLAMED CARB ICE. HEAT ON. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM IONIA, MICHIGAN TO COSHOCTON, OHIO. THE PILOT HAD A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH HIM TO PERFORM AN INSTRUMENT COMPETENCY CHECK FLIGHT WHILE HE WAS FLYING TO COSHOCTON. IN THE VICINITY OF COSHOCTON, THE PILOTS EXPERIENCED AIRSPEED INDICATOR PROBLEMS, MISSED THE AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND A NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RAISED UP, THE LEFT WING CAME OFF. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY, CARBURETOR HEAT VALVE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND GENERAL CONDITION DID NOT PRODUCE ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDING FOR THE LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RUN AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY.

## 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 BFO96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA037), Jan 9, 1996: Piper PA-28-181 (N9248K), Coshocton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the proximity of high obstructions (trees) to the emergency landing area.

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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