# Accident 20040916031149A: Piper PA22108, Inverness, FL, September 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2004, 16:48 local time
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Airport: Inverness Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8086° N, 82.3164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8086&lon=-82.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4647Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4647Z-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040916031149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 EST, A PIPER PA-22-108, N4647Z, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FOR X40 A FEW MINUTES EARLIER ON THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT 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 ATL04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA187), Sep 16, 2004: Piper PA-22-108 (N4647Z), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the carburetor which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent collision with trees during an emergency 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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