# Accident 20020831028909A: Piper PA28140, Price, TX, August 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Price, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1408° N, 94.9822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1408&lon=-94.9822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3961K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3961K-2018-01-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831028909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2002 @ 1600 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N3961K, DURING A FLIGHT FROM CANTON, TEXAS TO THE GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT IN LONGVIEW, TEXAS, EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS WHICH FORCED THE PILOT TO LAND IN A FIELD NEAR PRICE, TEXAS. THE FORCED LANDING CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, SEVERING THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, CRUMPLING THE FUSELAGE, REMOVING SHEET METAL AND SUPPORTING RIBS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD, BREAKING THE PILOT'S CONTROL YOKE AND BENDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. VELDON CLYDE ROSS UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA244), Aug 31, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N3961K), Price, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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