# Accident 19901011045129A: Piper PA28140, El Cajon, CA, October 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1990, 14:07 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7896° N, 116.9600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7896&lon=-116.9600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6147J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6147J-2007-07-23) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DUM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901011045129A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS HEARD ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. NO CAUSE POWER LOSS GIVEN.

## 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 LAX91DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DUM01), Oct 11, 1990: Piper PA28-140 (N6147J), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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