# Accident 19900315004499A: Piper PA60601, Lake Butler, FL, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 22:45 local time
- Place: Lake Butler, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMTA
- Location: 30.0194° N, 82.3293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0194&lon=-82.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7443S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,548 total, 2,024 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315004499A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT, EXHAUST LEAK MELTED MAGNETO P LEADS. RIGHT ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER IN DESCENT.

## 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 MIA90FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA090), Mar 16, 1990: Butler Aerostar 601 (N7443S), Lake Butler, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN HEAT DAMAGED MAGNETO LEADS AS A RESULT OF A MISSING EXHAUST…

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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