# Incident 19891127063319I: Piper PA60602P, Syracuse, NY, November 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1989, 16:46 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3648B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3648B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127063319I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. DESCENDED, A FUEL CROSS FEED VALVE HAD  FROZEN. WARMER AIR CORRECTED PROBLEM. POWER RESTORED.

## Other reports on N3648B (1)

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

- [Incident 19890109005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109005469I), Jan 9, 1989: Piper PA60602P (N3648B), Binghamton, NY. Top of main cabin door opened on climbout. Declared emergency. Returned. Pilot hit door latch with elbow on climb.

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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