# Accident 19960504009339A: Piper PA28161, Harper, OR, May 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Harper, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8606° N, 117.6398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8606&lon=-117.6398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3568D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3568D-2011-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 7 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504009339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BERM LANDING ON DIRT ROAD. EMERGENCY LANDING DUE STOMACH CRAMPS AND DIZZYNESS. WING HIT SAGEBRUSH.

## 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 SEA96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA088), May 4, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N3568D), Harper, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain (landing area) for a precautionary landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot became ill during the flight.

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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