# Incident 19900911048079I: Piper PA23250, New Braunfels, TX, September 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1990, 14:10 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6221Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6221Y-2007-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,075 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911048079I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD. CAMSHAFT HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N6221Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760328006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328006119A), Mar 28, 1976: Piper PA23250 (N6221Y), Mt Pleasant, PA, Substantial damage. Acft flared abt 30 ft abv rwy.

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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