# Accident 19900614043699A: Piper PA25260, Rosebud, TX, June 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1990, 12:20 local time
- Place: Rosebud, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0703° N, 96.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0703&lon=-96.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4843Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4843Y-1990-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614043699A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND ENGINE SEIZED. STALLED AT 20 FEET AGL ON LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. PILOT REPORTED CYLINDER FAILED

## 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 FTW90DPA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA06), Jun 14, 1990: Piper PA-25-260 (N4843Y), Rosebud, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR WAS: PREMATURE ROTATION.

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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