# Accident 20010420016749A: Piper PA28161, Winchester, VA, April 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2001, 11:23 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1704° N, 78.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1704&lon=-78.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286FT-2001-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010420016749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED (VERIFIED WITH ROBINSON AVIATION (HVN)) TANKS WERE "TOPPED OFF" AT TIME OF TAKE OFF. TAKE OFF WAS 23:55Z.  AT 0309Z PILOT DIVERTED TO MRB DUE TO LOW FUEL INDICATIONS. PILOT STATED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT MRB WOULD NOT ACTIVATE.  PILOT CONTINUED TO OKV.  PILOT STATED WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND ENGINE RAN INTERMITTANTLY.  WHEN ENGINE STOPPED PILOT SECURED ENGINE FOR LANDING.  PILOT LANDED POWER OFF.  APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE FROM RUNWAY 14 AT OKV. TIME 0323Z.

## 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 NYC01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA099), Apr 21, 2001: Piper PA-28-161 (N286FT), Winchester, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N286FT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860423041489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423041489I), Apr 23, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N286FT), Melbourne, FL. Engine quit during climb. Landed in a field. Suspect exhaust valve sticking.

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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