# Accident 19890926036219A: Piper PA25235, Warner Springs, CA, September 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1989, 14:25 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2803° N, 116.5999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2803&lon=-116.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4450Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4450Y-1992-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 896 total, 3 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890926036219A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE AND PARTIAL POWER LOSS. TOO LOW ON FINAL. HIT TREE.

## 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 LAX89LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA329), Sep 26, 1989: Piper PA-25-235 (N4450Y), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE OBSTRUCTION (TREE) WAS 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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