# Accident 19890917035129A: Piper PA28R180, Gordon, AL, September 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1989, 15:22 local time
- Place: Gordon, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1408° N, 85.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1408&lon=-85.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7503J-1991-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 190 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035129A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE,CRASHED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FUEL GASCALATOR IMPROPERLY SECURED.HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINTENANCE

## 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 ATL89FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA214), Sep 17, 1989: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7503J), Gordon, AL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL GASCOLATOR BOWL BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE AND A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N7503J (1)

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

- [Incident 19890317003979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317003979I), Mar 17, 1989: Piper PA28R180 (N7503J), La Grange, GA, Minor damage. Landed with gear partially down. Gear horn sounded when throttle placed in idle. Stated he had green lights.

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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