# Accident 19891112045009A: Piper PA28180, Hillsboro, OR, November 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Starks Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4400° N, 122.9598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4400&lon=-122.9598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8470W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8470W-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 325 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112045009A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO DRAIN SUMPS PRIOR TAKEOFF AFTER AIRCRAFT SAT OUT IN HEAVY RAIN. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED.

## 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 SEA90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA013), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N8470W), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOTS LACK OF PEFLIGHT INSPECTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N8470W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840324021819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324021819I), Mar 24, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8470W), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Became flustered when tower reported a 747 was landing behind her. Overcontrolled on touchdown and ground looped.

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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