# Accident 20060128012579A: Piper PA28161, Lancaster, PA, January 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9061° N, 76.1494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9061&lon=-76.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9183Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9183Y-2006-04-26) (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 O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 2 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060128012579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM EST, AIRCRAFT N9183Y DEPARTED LANCASTER PA (LNS) AND FLEW TO CAPE MAY NJ (WWD). AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM ON THE SAME DAY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WWD FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO LNS. AT APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES OUT FROM LNS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AIR TRAFFIC DIVERTED HIM TO SMOKETOWN PA (37PA). THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE 37PA AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A BARN TWO AND ONE HALF MILES NORTH WEST OF 37PA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. END.

## 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 NYC06LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA064), Jan 28, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N9183Y), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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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