# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161: Off-field or emergency landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA21LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA349.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Grant-Valkaria, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2021 · N864LM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA21LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA267.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Easton, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2021 · N2143G · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA21LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA213.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2021 · N271SG · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB ERA20TA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20TA046.md): Piper PA28 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Dec 2, 2019 · N558PU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA19CA534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA534.md): Piper PA28 · Sawyer, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2019 · N2909U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport landing and impact with vegetation and a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the Emergency Power Loss…
- [NTSB ERA19LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA162.md): Piper PA28 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2019 · N3031W · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the flight instructor’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat while operating at an idle engine power setting in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA19LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA097.md): Piper PA28 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2019 · N9219J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating the airplane in weather conditions and at engine power settings conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the subsequent forced…
- [NTSB ERA18LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA145.md): Piper PA28 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 7, 2018 · N80813 · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination of the fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR17LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA208.md): Piper PA 28-161 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2017 · N2587X · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice during descent for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ERA16LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA164.md): Piper PA28 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2016 · N151DC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the No. 3 piston due to fatigue cracking, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing, during which the airplane impacted obstacles.
- [NTSB CEN15LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA228.md): Piper PA 28-161 · Ranger, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2015 · N3024S · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to piston fatigue cracking for reasons that could not be determined due to postfracture smearing damage.
- [NTSB ERA14LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA388.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Buffalo, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2014 · N706GS · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine test run revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA14LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA141.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2014 · N1449H · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power at takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination or engine test run.
- [NTSB CEN13LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA287.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Oskaloosa, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2013 · N47539 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine examination did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN12LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA216.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Arcola, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2012 · N800KA · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA11CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA423.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Quinton, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2011 · N81917 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA11LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA393.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2011 · N9202C · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the flight instructor's inadequate in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB WPR09FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA437.md): Cessna 152 · Coolidge, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2009 · N94741 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both safety/spotter pilots to see and avoid the other airplane.
- [NTSB CEN09CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA532.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Washington, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2009 · N47539 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102803', '7102834')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '440' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence?model=7102803

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