# Incident 19891230063399I: Piper PA24250, Tucson, AZ, December 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6789P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6789P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230063399I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR UP. PILOT HAD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD SEVERED.

## Other reports on N6789P (2)

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

- [Incident 19820720037389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720037389I), Jul 20, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6789P), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Failed to use a checklist, landed gear up.
- [Incident 19790719022299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022299I), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N6789P), Keokuk, IA, Minor damage. Noise followed by vibration before engine stopped. Internal engine failure.

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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