# Accident 19900723028259A: Piper PA24250, West Fork, AR, July 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: West Fork, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9306° N, 94.1802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9306&lon=-94.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7202P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7202P-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 296 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. SEVERED A WING ON FORCED LANDING.IDLER GEAR BOLTS BROKE,JAMMED CRANKSHAFT GEAR AND IDLER GEAR

## 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 FTW90LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA135), Jul 23, 1990: Piper PA-24 (N7202P), West Fork, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N7202P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881018061989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018061989I), Oct 18, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N7202P), Clarksburg, WV. VFR pilot caught in IFR weather. Was located and assisted by ATC to a safe landing. No medical certificate on him.

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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