# Accident 19900816033169A: Piper PA28180, Lee'S Summit, MO, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9091° N, 94.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9091&lon=-94.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55431, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55431-1992-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 17 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. PUT ON FUEL PUMP ENGINE STARTED. TURNED PUMP OFF ENGINE QUIT. HIT TREES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 CHI90LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA232), Aug 16, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N55431), Lees Summit, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: CHECK LIST NOT FOLLOWED, FUEL SYSTEM NOT UNDERSTOOD, AND FUEL BOOST PUMP SELECTOR IMPROPERLY USED, BY THE PIC.

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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