# Accident 19840518017549A: Piper PA22135, Dubuque, IA, May 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1984, 14:52 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5009° N, 90.6898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5009&lon=-90.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2390A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2390A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 628 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518017549A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. ONE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY THE OTHER HAD FUEL REMAINING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA140), May 18, 1984: Piper PA-22-135 (N2390A), Dubuque, IA, substantial damage

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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