# Accident 20051109033729A: Piper PA28161, Leesburg, VA, November 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2005, 09:05 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0661° N, 77.5506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0661&lon=-77.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4171T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4171T-2008-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 934 total, 52 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051109033729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-05-2005, ABOUT 0915 AM EDT, THE WASHINGTON FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR LEESBURG, VA AIRPORT (JYO), WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT 0900 AM, 11-09-2005. INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE SCENE ABOUT 1000 AM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PIPER PA28-161 WARRIOR III, N4171T. TWO MALES WERE IN THE FRONT SEATS: IN THE RIGHT SEAT, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH AV-ED FLIGHT SCHOOL, INC., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                          , (CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NOT LOCATED); IN THE LEFT SEAT, A STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^   . THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE MADE A STEEP DESCENT INTO DENSE WOODS, IMPACTING ON ITS NOSE, AND WING LEADING EDGES. THE PILOTS APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC06FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA029), Nov 9, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N4171T), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.

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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