# Accident 19900322005029A: Piper PA28R200, Monee, IL, March 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Monee, IL
- Airport: Sanger Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4199° N, 87.7494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4199&lon=-87.7494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4490X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4490X-1991-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,495 total, 198 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322005029A

## Narrative

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

PROP GOVERNOR OIL LINE FRACTURED. HAD PROP OVERSPEED,SMOKE AND OIL ON WINDSHIELD,ENGINE SEIZED. IMPROPER INSTALLED.

## 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 CHI90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA101), Mar 23, 1990: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4490X), Monee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION RESULTING FROM IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILED PART.

## Other reports on N4490X (2)

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

- [Incident 19881209070919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881209070919I), Dec 9, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower his landing gear and landed with gear up. Minor damage to propeller and belly skin.
- [Incident 19850828075409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828075409I), Aug 28, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Juneau, WI, Minor damage. Pilot deactivated automatic gear extension system while training. Failed to lower gear for landing.

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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