# Accident 19890117007109A: Piper PA32300, Ft Myers, FL, January 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1989, 06:30 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 26.5600° N, 81.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5600&lon=-81.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4763T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4763T-1989-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,623 total, 50 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117007109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

## 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 MIA89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA066), Jan 17, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N4763T), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #5 CONNECTING ROD BOLT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT AND THE SOFT AND WET (MARSHY) TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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