# Accident 20160904014949A: Piper PA-28-180, September 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2016, 04:35 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0114° N, 106.9706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0114&lon=-106.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9241J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9241J-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 270 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160904014949A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 AT 0435 MDT A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-180, LANDED OFF AIRPORT ON A HIGHWAY SOUTHWEST OF CUBA, NEW MEXICO (N35.58 DEGREES W107.16 DEGREES) WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LEVELLAND, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 4 AT 0135MDT

## 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 CEN16LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA349), Sep 4, 2016: Piper PA 28-180 (N9241J), Cuba, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

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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