# Accident 20160410016289A: Piper PA-28-140, Bayport, NY, April 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2016, 19:10 local time
- Place: Bayport, NY
- Airport: Bayport Aerodrome
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7528° N, 73.0536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7528&lon=-73.0536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95118-2016-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 80 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160410016289A

## Narrative

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

04/10/2016 23:10 ZULU

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BAYPORT AERODROME(23N) RUNWAY 18 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING CLIMBOUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF LESS THAN 300FT.

DURING PILOTS ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE LIMBS AND ELECTRICAL POWER LINES COMING TO REST IN THE STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRD AVE. AND SECOND STREET BAYPORT NY.

WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR AND PILOT ACTIONS WERE APPROPRIATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM THIS EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, RIGHT HAND WING AND PORTIONS OF THE ENGINE HEAVILY DAMAGED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 ERA16LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA152), Apr 10, 2016: Piper PA 28-140 (N95118), Bayport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation and maintenance of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N95118 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20021024035569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021024035569I), Oct 24, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N95118), Siren, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On 10-24-02 at 1400 local N95118 departed voyager village, a private airport. Approximately 10 minutes into flight engine lost power and began running…

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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