# Accident 19890618016199A: Piper PA22160, El Cajon, CA, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 21:10 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7904° N, 116.9593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7904&lon=-116.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8836D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8836D-1992-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,551 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618016199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED. FOUND DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM. NO WING QUICK DRAINS.

## 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 LAX89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA213), Jun 19, 1989: Piper PA-22-160 (N8836D), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE & INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE UNDETECTION OF CONTAMINATED FUEL.

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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