# Accident 19900304003119A: Piper PA24, Fabens, TX, March 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1990, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5002° N, 106.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5002&lon=-106.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5354P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5354P-2003-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 17 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304003119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW90FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA077), Mar 4, 1990: Piper PA-24-180 (N5354P), Fabens, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A TAKEOFF WITH LESS THAN FULL POWER RESULTING IN A STALL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LEAN THE MIXTURE TO COMPENSATE FOR…

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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