# Accident 19900114000579A: Piper PA32R301T, Liberty, TX, January 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Liberty, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0393° N, 94.7895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0393&lon=-94.7895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8128B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8128B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900114000579A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED GEAR UP IN SOFT FIELD AND SLID INTO A FENCE. INTAKE TAPPET BODY FACES FAILED.

## 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 FTW90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA055), Jan 14, 1990: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8128B), Liberty, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TAPPET FACES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

## Other reports on N8128B (1)

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

- [Incident 19931128048509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931128048509I), Nov 28, 1993: Piper PA32R301T (N8128B), Santa Teresa, NM, Minor damage. Lost electrical en route. Unable to verify gear down and locked. Right main gear only partially extended.

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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