N8297Y

Piper PA-28-161 · built 1980

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

  • November 30, 1986Accident

    THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT 1700 FT MSL, DURING THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY DESCENT, THE CFI APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO TERMINATE THE SIMULATION AND ENG PWR COULD NOT BE REGAINED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING APCH, THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES AND A PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT.

    Piper PA-28-161