# Accident 19891029043479A: Piper PA23, Wytheville, VA, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 02:40 local time
- Place: Wytheville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9505° N, 81.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9505&lon=-81.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2224P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2224P-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,975 total, 15 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029043479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LEFT ENGINE EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. CRASH LANDED ON FREEWAY. LEFT TANK EMPTY WITH WATER. PROP NOT FEATHERED.

## 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 BFO90LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA004), Oct 29, 1989: Piper PA-23-150 (N2224P), Wytheville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF PROPELLER CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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