# Accident 19890215063039A: Piper PA28140, Beaver Marsh, OR, February 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1989, 12:20 local time
- Place: Beaver Marsh, OR
- Airport: Beaver Marsh State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1498° N, 121.8009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1498&lon=-121.8009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95286-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 751 total, 730 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215063039A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS. ELECTED TO LAND ON A CLOSED UNPLOWED RUNWAY WITH FOUR FEET OF SNOW AND NOSED OVER. VALVE FAILED

## 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 SEA89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA049), Feb 15, 1989: Piper PA28-140 (N95286), Beaver Marsh, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A FAILED EXHAUST VALVE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN ON WHICH A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE.

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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