# Accident 19890819030529A: Piper PA28140, Mulino, OR, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mulino, OR
- Airport: Portland Mulino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2007° N, 122.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2007&lon=-122.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7358J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7358J-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 32 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED YOKE JAMMED ON TAKEOFF. CLEARED A FENCE AND IMPACTED OTHER SIDE.

## 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 SEA89LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA153), Aug 19, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N7358J), Mulino, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND ROUTING OF THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE AND/OR ELECTRICAL WIRING, DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN MECHANICAL BINDING OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMN. THE FENCE WAS…

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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