# Incident 19900319015169I: Piper PA24, Altoona, PA, March 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY (AOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5886P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5886P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319015169I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH AND LOSING POWER. LANDED SAFELY. CARBURETOR HEAT DUCTING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. HAD ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N5886P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000805025629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805025629I), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA24180 (N5886P), Red Bay, AL, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft experienced partial power failure in level flight. Being investigated at this time.
- [Accident 19770527016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770527016069A), May 27, 1977: Piper PA24400 (N5886P), Central City, PA, Substantial damage. Nose gr micro switch loose,not rigged properly. Both main gr assy tight,needed lubrication.

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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