# Incident 20241218018399I: Piper PA-28-161, Brooksville, FL, December 18, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2024, 09:50 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43899, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43899) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241218018399I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM X50 MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK AFTER A 100 HOUR INSPECTION. 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE AND MADE AN OFF FIELD LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE THROTTLE ARM CONTROL TO THE BUTTERFLY VALVE LOOSE.

## Other reports on N43899 (2)

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

- [Incident 20190218011049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190218011049I), Feb 18, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N43899), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. On February 18, 2019, at 1933 EST a 1985 Piper, model PA-28-161, N43899 that is registered to smtm holdings inc, stopped to refuel the aircraft at page field,…
- [Incident 19901002064469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002064469I), Oct 2, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N43899), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Student inadvertently turned fuel selector off. Engine quit. Forced landing. Stop button inoperative.

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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