# Accident 19900204001529A: Piper PA28140, Roanoke, TX, February 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9995° N, 97.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9995&lon=-97.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33052, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33052-1992-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204001529A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER, STALLED WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND AT AIRPORT. EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN OFF.

## 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 FTW90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA064), Feb 5, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N33052), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A FAILED EXHAUST VALVE AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING APPROACH.

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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