# Accident 19900426011839A: Piper PA28235, Granbury, TX, April 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4394° N, 97.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-97.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9488W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9488W-1991-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426011839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED. WAS OBSERVED LOW OVER RIVER PRIOR TO CRASH.

## 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 FTW90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA101), Apr 27, 1990: Piper PA28-235 (N9488W), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR THE POSITION OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR.

## Other reports on N9488W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730219003309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219003309A), Feb 19, 1973: Piper PA28235 (N9488W), Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. Zero deg temp ovrnite. No oil temp indctn until aftr tkof. Overflew arpt. Sae 50 oil. No cold wx kit.

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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