19900304003119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Fabens, TX · March 4, 1990

Date
March 4, 1990 · 12:45 local
Place
Fabens, TX
Airport
Fabens Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5354P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90FA077
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
745 total17 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled on climbout. Vertical impact. Engine not airworthy. Most components worn or installed incorrect.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. VERTICAL IMPACT. ENGINE NOT AIRWORTHY. MOST COMPONENTS WORN OR INSTALLED INCORRECT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.