# Accident 19960501009219A: Piper PA28161, Mountain Home, AR, May 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3299° N, 92.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3299&lon=-92.3705&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501009219A

## Narrative

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

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 ACCORDING TO FUEL GAUGES. AT 1300 HRS TAXIED TO 15. DID A RUN UP MAGS CHECK. OIL FUEL ON LEFT TANK. TURNED FUEL PUMP ON. PROCEEDED TAKEOFF. BROKE GROUND AT 1000 FT. HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY. OVER THE TREES AT 100 FT AGL THE ENGINE DROPPED OFF TO IDLE. SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, NO EFFECT. PUMPED THROTTLE, NO EFFECT, TRIED RESTART. FOLLOWED RAVINE ABOUT 1/4 MILE. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN RAVINE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO FIRE, 2 PERSONS ABOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW96LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA199), May 1, 1996: Piper PA-28 (N9869K), Mountain Home, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N9869K (1)

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

- [Accident 19950712017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712017689A), Jul 12, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N9869K), Van Buren, AR, Substantial damage. Rough engine on downwind. Executed emergency landing on runway midfield. Ran off end. No anomalies found.

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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