# Incident 19891117057949I: Piper J4A, Rio Rancho, NM, November 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22960, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22960) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117057949I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT INFLIGHT. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. ENGINE WOULD ONLY RUN ON PRIMER.

## Other reports on N22960 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781207022819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022819I), Dec 7, 1978: Piper J4PIPER (N22960), Rochelle, IL. Pilot landed in deteriorating weather. Snow drifting on the runwa. Airplane nosed up in a snowbank.

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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