# Accident 19890922035899A: Piper PA22150, Elgin, TX, September 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Elgin, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3391° N, 97.3702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3391&lon=-97.3702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4329A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4329A-1991-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890922035899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW89FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA171), Sep 22, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N4329A), Elgin, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT CLOSURE (DEACTIVATION) OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT…

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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