# Accident 19900918040809A: Piper PA28140, Orlando, FL, September 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1990, 15:56 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5592° N, 81.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5592&lon=-81.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7229F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7229F-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 168 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900918040809A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AFTER REQUEST BY PIC TO SWITCH TANKS. STRUCK WIRES, LANDED ON BUILDING ROOF

## 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 MIA90LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA183), Sep 18, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N7229F), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.