# Incident 19900913051259I: Piper PA24250, Avoca, MI, September 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1990, 13:41 local time
- Place: Avoca, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0620° N, 82.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avoca, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0620&lon=-82.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6109P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6109P-1996-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900913051259I

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE DUE TO INACCURATE ADF NEEDLE. HAD INOPERATIVE GENERATOR. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO ASSESS FUEL STATE.

## Other reports on N6109P (1)

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

- [Incident 19950902027749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027749I), Sep 2, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N6109P), Uhrichsville, OH, Minor damage. Prop separated from engine during cruise. Landed in hay field. Prop mount bolts had failed.

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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