# Accident 19890704022319A: Piper PA32300, Excelsior, MO, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 05:00 local time
- Place: Excelsior, MO
- Airport: Excelsior Springs Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3507° N, 94.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3507&lon=-94.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4175R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4175R-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 58 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704022319A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND OIL ON WINDSHIELD, LANDED NEAREST AIRPORT. RAN OFF RUNWAY. BROKEN ROD.

## 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 MKC89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA152), Jul 4, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N4175R), Excelsor Sprgs, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND…

## Other reports on N4175R (1)

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

- [Accident 19781207042489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207042489A), Dec 7, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N4175R), IL, Substantial damage

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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