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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA22150 · Elgin, TX · September 22, 1989

Date
September 22, 1989 · 15:30 local
Place
Elgin, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4329A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA171
Reported as
Piper PA22150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total400 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on final for Private strip in severe gusty frontal surface wind. Stalled. Fuel selector out of detent.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP IN SEVERE GUSTY FRONTAL SURFACE WIND. STALLED. FUEL SELECTOR OUT OF DETENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.