# Accident 20040107000139A: Piper PA28151, Danbury, CT, January 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2004, 11:15 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3669° N, 73.4850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3669&lon=-73.4850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1558X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1558X-2014-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040107000139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT TO CHECK A MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY. ON TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED. PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 NYC04FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA056), Jan 7, 2004: Piper PA-28-151 (N1558X), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

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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