# Accident 20160716011119A: Piper PA-24-260, Westwood, MA, July 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2016, 15:15 local time
- Place: Westwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2094° N, 71.1583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2094&lon=-71.1583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11MT-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160716011119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO NORWOOD AIRPORT (OWD) ON 16 JULY, 2016 15:17 EDT. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DESCENDED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA STRIKING TREES ALONG IT'S DOWNWARD PATH.

## 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 ERA16LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA258), Jul 16, 2016: Piper PA24 (N11MT), Westwood, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in exhaustion of the fuel in the selected fuel tank and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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