# Accident 20140822017889A: Piper PA-28-161, New Orleans, LA, August 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2014, 20:52 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lake Front
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0372° N, 90.0356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0372&lon=-90.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440N-2016-01-27) (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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 92 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140822017889A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL TO LAND ENGINE FAILED, ATEMPED TO RESTART TWICE ONCE ON EACH TANK. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN14LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA449), Aug 22, 2014: Piper PA 28-161 (N8440N), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear retaining bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the pilot/owner’s failure to maintain 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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