# Accident 19900815033059A: Piper PA25235, Mcnary, TX, August 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1990, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mcnary, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZENG
- Location: 31.5007° N, 106.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5007&lon=-106.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7178Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178Z-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,490 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 800 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815033059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE RETURNING TO BASE,CRASH LANDED. LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. HOT EXHAUST BURNED MAG P LEADS.

## 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 DEN90DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA03), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N7178Z), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SHORTING OF THE MAGNETO'S 'P' LEAD, AND FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

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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