# Accident 19890118000819A: Piper PA28140, Bagley, AL, January 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Bagley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7091° N, 86.9698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7091&lon=-86.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8456R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8456R-1992-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 21 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118000819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. OVERSHOT LARGE OPEN FIELD FROM 6500 FT AGL INTO TREES AND RAVINE. VALVE PIECES IN ENGINE.

## 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 ATL89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA078), Jan 18, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N8456R), Bagley, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH ALLOWED A FOREIGN OBJECT TO REMAIN IN THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE/SHORT THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE #2 AND #3 CYLINDERS. TREES IN THE EMERGENCY…

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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