# Accident 20161027023289A: Piper PA-28-236, Lexington, MO, October 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, MO
- Airport: Lexington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2100° N, 93.9278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2100&lon=-93.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4376V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (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-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 160 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161027023289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE FROM LEXINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 4K3, AND TAXIED TO RUNUP POINT OF RUNWAY. PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS ENGINE POWER. WITH NO USABLE RUNWAY BELOW THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT CHOSE TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXECUTED HIS LANDING IN THE FIELD AND UPON ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN17LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA031), Oct 27, 2016: Piper PA 28-236 (N4376V), Lexington, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

## Other reports on N4376V (1)

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

- [Incident 19970206008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206008859I), Feb 6, 1997: Piper PA28236 (N4376V), Roswell, NM. Narrative: as pilot made practice vora approach at Roswell, NM the tower reported seeing smoke coming from the engine. The engine was running rough, the pilot…

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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