# Accident 19900602022899A: Piper PA28140, Wadsworth, OH, June 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Wadsworth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0199° N, 81.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0199&lon=-81.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8760N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8760N-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602022899A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN TOO LOW ON FINAL. RIGHT WING WAS SHEARED BY STRIKING A UTILITY POLE, CAUSING FATAL 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 CHI90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA145), Jun 2, 1990: Piper PA28-140 (N8760N), Wadsworth, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE DUAL STUDENT TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT.

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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