# Accident 19890224003189A: Piper PA28R200, Inverness, FL, February 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1989, 21:32 local time
- Place: Inverness, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8442° N, 82.3429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inverness, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8442&lon=-82.3429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43330, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43330-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 25 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224003189A

## Narrative

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

PROP GOVERNOR OIL LINE BROKE. ENGINE LOST OIL AND SEIZED.  ON LANDING HIT POWERLINE, TREE, NO OIL LINE CLAMPS.

## 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 MIA89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA093), Feb 25, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N43330), Inverness, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE DUE TO FATIGUE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY BENDING DAMAGE TO THE LINE AND THE FAILURE OF MECHANICS TO INSTALL SUPPORT CLAMPS ON THE LINE WHICH CAUSED THE…

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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