40.6861° N, 75.2181° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 10, 1990 · 18:30 local
Place
Easton, PA
Airport
Easton Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N82929
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,150 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed after takeoff. Instructor took over and landed in field. Found partly open fuel strainer.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER AND LANDED IN FIELD. FOUND PARTLY OPEN FUEL STRAINER.