# Accident 19960301035789A: Piper PA28140, Pittsburg, KS, March 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, KS
- Airport: Atkinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4099° N, 94.6898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4099&lon=-94.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95394-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 120 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301035789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER BECAME UNCONCIOUS ON TAKEOFF DUE CARBON MONOXIDE IN CABIN. MUFFLER LEAKING. ANNUAL 4HRS PRIOR.

## 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 CHI96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA101), Mar 2, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N95394), Pittsburg, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadequate annual inspection by maintenance personnel, a deteriorated muffler, and pilot incapacitation due to carbon monoxide.

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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