# Accident 19960916045449A: Piper PA22108, Pensacola, FL, September 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1996, 06:45 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Ferguson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3907° N, 87.3692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3907&lon=-87.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,686 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960916045449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES. RUST DEBRIS AND WATER IN FUEL. ORIGINAL CARB. FLOW 438 HRS SINCE 1978.

## 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 MIA96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA231), Sep 16, 1996: Piper PA-22-108 (N984WB), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power during the initial climb due to contamination in the carburetor. Trees in the emergency landing area were a related factor.

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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