# Accident 19890707021119A: Piper PA20, Eureka, AK, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 23:00 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7029K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7029K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 27 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707021119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN OFF END OF ROUGH STRIP. MAY HAVE HAD VAPOR LOCK. AUTO FUEL.

## 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 ANC89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA118), Jul 8, 1989: Piper PA-20 (N7029K), Eureka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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