# Accident 19900523063599A: Piper PA22160, Greensboro, NC, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9657D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9657D-1996-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,752 total, 142 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523063599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK A DITCH ON FORCED LANDING. FOREIGN PIECE OF PISTON RING IN OIL SUMP.

## 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 ATL90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA116), May 23, 1990: Piper PA-22-160 (N9657D), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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