# Accident 20140814015749A: Piper PA-28-161, Buffalo, NY, August 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2014, 14:54 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Buffalo Niagara International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9406° N, 78.7322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9406&lon=-78.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706GS-2015-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140814015749A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2014 AT ABOUT 1450 HRS LOCAL TIME THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AT THE BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AT ABOUT 400 TO 500 FEET ALTITUDE THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT HAD JUST STARTED A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TRY AND LAND IN A PARKING LOT ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AS IT WAS FREE OF PARKED CARS. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENOUGH ALTITUDE THAT IS WHEN THROUGH SOME BUSHES, ACROSS AN AIRPORT ROADWAY AND THEN INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE IT CAME TO REST. ALL THREE LANDING GEARS HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF WHEN IT CROSSED THE ROADWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE WAS NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA388), Aug 14, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N706GS), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine test run revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would…

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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