# Accident 20160921019529A: Piper PA-28-140, Wooster, OH, September 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2016, 12:36 local time
- Place: Wooster, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8731° N, 81.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8731&lon=-81.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4470X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4470X-2018-08-20) (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-E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 389 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921019529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NORWALK, OHIO (5A1) TO CARROLLTON COUNTY AIRPORT (TSO)  WHEN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500 MSL.  THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE JUST QUIT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATIONS.  THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL AS RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED. WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT ENGINE WASNT GOING TO START, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOYBEAN FIELD 3.5 MILES NW OF WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (BJJ) WOOSTER, OHIO.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.  THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF FUEL DRAINED FROM AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO REMOVAL FROM THE FIELD.

## 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 CEN16LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA382), Sep 21, 2016: Piper PA 28-140 (N4470X), Wooster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…

## Other reports on N4470X (1)

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

- [Incident 19780726036579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726036579I), Jul 26, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N4470X), Baker, MT, Minor damage. Instructor and student landed long. Were unable to stop, struck gravel pile off runway end.

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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