# Accident 19900909053089A: Piper PA38112, Quarryville, PA, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 14:35 local time
- Place: Quarryville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8904° N, 76.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8904&lon=-76.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4268E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4268E-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909053089A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED WHILE CIRCLING A PICNIC AREA AT LOW ALTITUDE. HAD PULLED UP TO MISS A POWERLINE.

## 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 NYC90LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA218), Sep 9, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N4268E), Quarryville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE CLIMBING TO AVOID WIRES.

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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