# Accident 19890715022519A: Piper PA24, Llano, TX, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7510° N, 98.6765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Llano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7510&lon=-98.6765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9183P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715022519A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHTS. EXTENDED MANUAL ENGINE LOST POWER. WING HIT TREE. CRASHED. HAD PULLED IDLE CUT OFF BY MISTAKE.

## 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 FTW89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA139), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA-24-260 (N9183P), Llano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT CLOSING OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL WHILE HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO THE LANDING GEAR CYCLING. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT FOLLOWED BY A FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TREES.

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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