# Accident 19890706052469A: Piper PA28R200, Hilliard, FL, July 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1989, 15:05 local time
- Place: Hilliard, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6898° N, 81.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6898&lon=-81.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9473N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9473N-1991-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,207 total, 1,322 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706052469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF,CRASHED INTO TREES.WATER IN FUEL AND EVIDENCE PILOT LEANED MIXTURE INSTEAD OF PROP REDUCTION

## 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 MIA89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA185), Jul 6, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9473N), Hilliard, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT EXAMINATION BY THE PILOT, AFTER REFUELING, WHICH FAILED TO DETECT WATER IN THE 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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