# Accident 19890227002809A: Piper PA24400, Delmont, PA, February 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1989, 16:33 local time
- Place: Delmont, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4144° N, 79.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delmont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4144&lon=-79.5729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8471P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8471P-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,338 total, 41 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890227002809A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE, OIL ON WINDSHIELD.LANDED IN FIELD IN SNOW,HIT FENCE AND TREES.

## 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 NYC89LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA091), Feb 27, 1989: Piper PA-24-400 (N8471P), Delmont, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #6 CONNECTING ROD.

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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