# Accident 19890725025249A: Piper PA22150, Placerville, CA, July 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7298° N, 120.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7298&lon=-120.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5925D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5925D-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 8 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725025249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH ROCKY TERRAIN. CRANKSHAFT BEARING SEIZED STOPPING THE CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 LAX89LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA247), Jul 26, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N5925D), Placerville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE LAST OVERHAUL WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE #3 MAIN BEARING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA FOR THE EMERGENCY…

## Other reports on N5925D (1)

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

- [Incident 19850623035869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623035869I), Jun 23, 1985: Piper PA22150 (N5925D), Chickasha, OK, Minor damage. Landed in field at night due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot estimated fuel at departure point by the gauges.

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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