# Incident 19960915032499I: Piper PA28140, Westminster, MD, September 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Clearview Airpark Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4670° N, 77.0174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEARVIEW AIRPARK (2W2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4670&lon=-77.0174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4156J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156J-2021-02-06) (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 IO320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915032499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF AT CLEARVIEW, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS IN ENGINE POWER, THE PILOT LANDED MD RT 127 WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, OR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FLOAT HAD SUNK IN THE CARBURETOR. AN M&D REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED BY THE MECHANIC.

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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