# Accident 19961216039449A: Piper PA34200T, Birmingham, AL, December 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1996, 07:19 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 86.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-86.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872SD-1998-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360EB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216039449A

## Narrative

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

IDLED AND UNAIRWORTHY. LOST LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED FEATHE. BELOW VMC. CRASHED. CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS.

## 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 MIA97FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA040), Dec 16, 1996: Piper PA-34-200T (N872SD), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow emergency procedures and feather the malfunctioning engine, which led to a forced landing and subsequent collision with a chimney (residence) and the terrain. His lack…

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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