# Accident 19960728047059A: Piper PA28151, Newmelle, MO, July 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1996, 14:07 local time
- Place: Newmelle, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7232° N, 90.8938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Melle, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7232&lon=-90.8938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44059-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728047059A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WITH A KNOWN ELECTRICAL TRIM SYSTEM DEFECT, WHICH CAUSED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TO MOVE, UNCOMMANDED, TO THE FULL UP POSITION. THIS WAS A FACTOR IN CAUSING THE SITUATION WHICH LED THE PILOT TO ATTEMPT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD. INVESTIGATION COMPLETE WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI96LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA255), Jul 28, 1996: Piper PA-28-151 (N44059), New Melle, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for an emergency/precautionary landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's continual operation of the airplane with a known deficiency…

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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