# Accident 19900420010449A: Piper PA22150, Eldora, IA, April 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1990, 22:10 local time
- Place: Eldora, IA
- Airport: Eldora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3596° N, 93.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3596&lon=-93.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1680P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1680P-2011-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 113 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420010449A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL,TRIED TO LAND ON UNLIGHTED TURF RUNWAY AND STRUCK WIRES. WAS OFF COURSE,TRIED LIGHTS ON WRONG FREQUENCY

## 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 MKC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA092), Apr 21, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N1680P), Eldora, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE AIRCRAFT'S LOW FUEL LEVEL,…

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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