# Accident 19900331011279A: Piper PA28140, Durant, OK, March 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1990, 15:40 local time
- Place: Durant, OK
- Airport: Eaker Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9797° N, 96.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9797&lon=-96.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7174R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7174R-1990-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331011279A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACT FOLDED ALL THREE GEARS.

## 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 FTW90LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA089), Mar 31, 1990: Piper PA28-140 (N7174R), Durant, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED (VSO) AND SUBSEQUENT STALL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE FROM WHICH RECOVERY WAS NOT POSSIBLE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER…

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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