# Accident 19891227053359A: Piper PA38112, Selmer, TN, December 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1989, 08:20 local time
- Place: Selmer, TN
- Airport: Robert Sibley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1704° N, 88.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1704&lon=-88.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2443K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443K-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 80 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227053359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DOWNWIND FOR TOUCH AND GO. FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. INSPECTION SHOWED ENGINE WAS OPERATED TOO LEAN.

## 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 ATL90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA046), Dec 27, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2443K), Selmer, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR TO PLACE THE ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL IN THE RICH POSITION PRIOR TO BEGINNING TRAFFIC PATTERN MANEUVERS. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE OF THE LEAN FUEL MIXTURE AT…

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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