# Accident 20040110035079A: Piper PA24260, Towanda, PA, January 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2004, 14:25 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Airport: Towanda Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8031° N, 78.6400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8031&lon=-78.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1XF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1XF-2010-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 12 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040110035079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1428E HOURS, ON 01/10/2004, A PA-24-260, US REGISTRATION N1XF, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 23 AT BRADFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (BFD), BRADFORD, PA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 NYC04LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA057), Jan 10, 2004: Piper PA-24-260 (N1XF), Bradford, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during approach.

## Other reports on N1XF (1)

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

- [Incident 19981011041529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981011041529I), Oct 11, 1998: Piper PA24260 (N1XF), Waunakee, WI, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot stated he forgot to put the landing gear down.

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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