# Accident 19890903033399A: Piper PA22135, Booneville/Bald, MS, September 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Booneville/Bald, MS
- Airport: Booneville/Baldwyn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6608° N, 88.5609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6608&lon=-88.5609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3724A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3724A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED INVERTED.  NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MIA89LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA241), Sep 3, 1989: Piper PA-22-135 (N3724A), Booneville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE A FACTOR.

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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