# Accident 19890701018989A: Piper PA28R200, Middletown, RI, July 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1989, 17:50 local time
- Place: Middletown, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5457° N, 71.2914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5457&lon=-71.2914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5029S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5029S) (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 IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701018989A

## Narrative

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

NO FUEL AVAILABLE. DEPARTED WITH MINIMUM FUEL FOR ANOTHER AIRPORT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. DAMAGED ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 NYC89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA154), Jul 1, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5029S), Middletown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH MAGNETOS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. .

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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