# Accident 19900525017689A: Piper PA28161, Fraconia, PA, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 15:20 local time
- Place: Fraconia, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1708° N, 76.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1708&lon=-76.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8120C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120C-1999-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 23 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525017689A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. MADE HARD LANDING IN A FIELD. OIL COOLER UPPER OIL LINE HAD DETERIORATED. LEAKED.

## 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 NYC90LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA111), May 25, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N8120C), Fraconia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO FLARE FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A POWER LOSS DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION, THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT AN ADEQUATE…

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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