# Accident 19900721027579A: Piper PA28140, Clarksburg, CA, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 07:05 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, CA
- Airport: Borges-Clarksburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3699° N, 121.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3699&lon=-121.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1570J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1570J-1992-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027579A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED INTO TERRAIN OFF END RUNWAY. MUFFLER CORE HAD DETERIORATED BLOCKED EXHAUST.

## 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 LAX90LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA263), Jul 21, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N1570J), Clarksburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S MUFFLER DURING INITIAL CLIMB.

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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