# Accident 19900802029599A: Piper PA28151, Mount Pocono, PA, August 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mount Pocono, PA
- Airport: Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1192° N, 75.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1192&lon=-75.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6177J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6177J-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 108 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802029599A

## Narrative

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

BELEIVED ENGINE PROBLEM WITH STALL BEEPER ON. TRIED LAND DOWNWIND FULL THROTTLE AND NO FLAPS. RAN OFF INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA180), Aug 2, 1990: Piper PA-28-151 (N6177J), Mt  Pocono, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING AFTER THE PILOT PERCEIVED AN ENGINE PROBLEM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONTROL HIS AIRSPEED AND FLARE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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