# Incident 19890117007399I: Piper PA34200T, Baton Rouge, LA, January 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1989, 16:50 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GOWA
- Location: 30.5330° N, 91.1510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5330&lon=-91.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21437-2021-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 200 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117007399I

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N21437 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800819081769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819081769I), Aug 19, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N21437), New Orleans, LA. Cabin door came open during acceleration for takeoff. Rejected the takeoff. Door had been closed by a passenger.

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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