# Accident 19891111045019A: Piper PA28140, Pine Bluff, AR, November 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2708° N, 92.0907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2708&lon=-92.0907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95177, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95177-1992-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 92 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111045019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN A RICE FIELD. FOUND A GALLON OF WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 MKC90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA028), Nov 11, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N95177), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER.

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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