# Accident 19970418006119A: Piper PA28RT201, Tucson, AZ, April 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1997, 13:06 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2010° N, 110.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2010&lon=-110.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2847F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2847F-1999-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 36 in this make and model, 356 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970418006119A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES LANDING ON A ROAD. OVERHAULED ENGINE HAD 2 HRS SMOH. NR1 EYL OVER HEATED.

## 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 LAX97LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA163), Apr 18, 1997: Piper PA-28R-201T (N2847F), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial blockage of the No. 2 cylinder injection line/nozzle by a transient contaminant, which induced an excessively lean mixture in that cylinder, and the subsequent overheating of the cylinder…

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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