# Accident 19890214002029A: Piper PA31350, Pago Pago, American Samoa, February 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Airport: Pacific Ocean
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 14.2781° S, 170.7025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pago Pago, AS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.2781&lon=-170.7025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41169-1989-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214002029A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE LOSING OIL WAS SHUT DOWN. UNABLE TO STAY ALOFT DUE TO FUEL OVER GROSS WEIGHT. DITCHED IN OCEAN.

## 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 LAX89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA119), Feb 14, 1989: Piper PA-31-350 (N41169), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OVERWEIGHT CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE NECESSITATED BY OVERWATER FUEL REQUIREMENTS.

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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