# Incident 19890618036069I: Piper PA28140, Mt Vernon, TX, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 10:40 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1774° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1774&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6989W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6989W) (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: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618036069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION AND MAGNETO PROBLEM FORCED LANDING. RIGHT MAGNETO OFF ENGINE HANGING BY PLUG LEADS. LOST OIL.

## Other reports on N6989W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080207012799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207012799I), Feb 7, 2008: Piper PA28140 (N6989W), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) N6989W, a PA-28, landed on runway 30R at ksat. After landing N6989W skidded off the runway into the grass. The aircraft sustained minor damage to 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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