# Accident 19900103000049A: Piper PA28R200, Petersburg, VA, January 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Petersburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KUEA
- Location: 37.2101° N, 77.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2101&lon=-77.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33685, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103000049A

## Narrative

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

NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE TEST. LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN FIELD. INDICATES FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 BFO90LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA019), Jan 3, 1990: Piper PA-28R-200 (N33685), Petersburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION AND IMPROPER USE OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES (FUEL SELECTOR) BY THE PILOT.

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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