# Accident 20210330003209A: Piper PA-28-161, Glades City, FL, March 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Glades City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: E7XS
- Aircraft: N271SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271SG) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210330003209A

## Narrative

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

PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PIPER PA-28-161, REGISTRATION N271SG WITH A PRIVATE PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT ON A TIME BUILDING FLIGHT EXPERIENCE ENGINE-LOSING POWER, LANDING IN FIELD CRASHING INTO A DITCH. PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES WITH BROKEN ARM, NOSE, FACTURES AND MULTIPLE CUTS AND LACERATIONS, THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. PIPER PA-28-161 OWNED BY AMERICAN AIR ACADEMY, 900 AIRPORT RD., MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, OPERATED BY AIRBORNE SYSTEMS INC. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ENGINE UNDERSIDE, SHEERING NOSE WHEEL AND DAMAGING PROPELLER DUE TO IMPACT WITH MUDDY DITCH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N271SG (1)

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

- [Incident 20100628036379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100628036379I), Jun 28, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N271SG), Goodyear, AZ, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Stated that on Monday morning, June 28, he was flying his second solo lesson and while doing touch-and-go's at the Goodyear airport,…

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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