# Accident 19900830037489A: Piper PA28235, Reading, PA, August 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1990, 15:19 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15590-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037489A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. EMERGENCY LANDING. LEFT WING HIT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE. SKIDDED DOWN HILL INTO BRUSH AND 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 NYC90LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA205), Aug 30, 1990: Piper PA-28-235 (N15590), Reading, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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