# Incident 20200707008589I: Piper PA-28-161, Moore Haven, FL, July 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2020, 13:25 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: P39S
- Location: 26.8338° N, 81.0985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moore Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8338&lon=-81.0985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8091R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8091R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200707008589I

## Narrative

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

PART 141 AIR AGENCY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 91, A PIPER PA-28-161, N8091R, WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD (ONE INSTRUCTOR AND ONE PPL CERTIFICATED STUDENT) WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO ENGINE LOSS OF POWER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A CANAL ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE, HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT (ENGINE) AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND STUDENT.

## Other reports on N8091R (1)

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

- [Incident 20241003013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241003013649I), Oct 3, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N8091R), Okechobbee, FL, Minor damage. On 10/03/2024 a PA-28-161 was in cruise flight when the engine failed four miles north of kobe due to the number four cylinder valve cover missing five out of…

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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