# Accident 19900214002209A: Piper PA28161, Sebastian, FL, February 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1990, 17:12 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8432P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8432P-1991-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 136 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214002209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE,UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT, CRASHED ON A ROAD.

## 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 MIA90FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA071), Feb 14, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N8432P), Roseland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY A NEEDLE VALVE IN THE CARBURETOR WHICH ALLOWS FUEL TO ENTER THE CARBURETOR BOWL, STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN…

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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