# Accident 19900427016659A: Piper PA32260, Tulsa, OK, April 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1990, 09:27 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPMA
- Location: 36.1890° N, 95.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1890&lon=-95.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7732J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7732J-1992-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427016659A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. STRUCK TREES. CRANKSHAFT TO GEAR DOWEL PIN SHEARED FROM SIDE WEAR. MAG AXLE PINS WORN.

## 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 FTW90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA102), Apr 27, 1990: Piper PA-32-260 (N7732J), Tulsa, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A DISCONNECT IN THE MAGNETO DRIVE TRAIN CAUSED BY THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR NOT BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SECURED DURING A RECENT ENGINE OVERHAUL.

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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