# Accident 20040226022329A: Piper PA28181, Corry, PA, February 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2004, 20:20 local time
- Place: Corry, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9892° N, 79.7100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9892&lon=-79.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4166P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4166P-2007-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040226022329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 2/27/2004: EASTERN REGION OPERATION REPORT FOR 2/26/2004 STATED THAT AT 2018E, N4166P, A PA 28, REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE 22 MILES EAST OF THE FACILITY AND SHORTLY AFTER LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT. AFTER EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS REPORTED OBSERVING AN AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND AT 2332E, REPORTED THE WRECKAGE FOUND WITH THE PILOT SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES. INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 1200E ON 2/27/2004. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A FARM FIELD CLOSE TO CORRY, PA. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONCENTRATED TO AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 100 SQUARE FEET IN DIAMETER.

## 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 NYC04FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA077), Feb 27, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N4166P), Corry, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's lost of control after performing an evasive maneuver to avoid trees during a forced landing at night. Factors related to the…

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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