# Accident 19891012040009A: Piper PA28140, Henderson, TX, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2398° N, 94.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2398&lon=-94.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6636W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6636W-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012040009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NEAR DESTINATION. CRASHED ON FORCED LANDING. FRACTURED EXHAUST VALVE. FAILED CONNECTING ROD. OVER TBO.

## 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 FTW90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA010), Oct 12, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N6636W), Henderson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S DELAY IN OVERHAULING THE ENGINE…

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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