# Incident 19901027054039I: Piper PA28151, Holyoke, MA, October 27, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1990, 13:15 local time
- Place: Holyoke, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2117° N, 72.6424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holyoke, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2117&lon=-72.6424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44438-1999-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 5 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027054039I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION ON DESCENT. ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD. NOSE WHEEL HIT HOLE AND BENT BACK.

## Other reports on N44438 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980724046449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724046449A), Jul 24, 1998: Piper PA28151 (N44438), Newport, NH, Destroyed. (.4)After departing and climbing to a cruise altitude of 6,500 feet above mean sea level, the pilot made a power reduction to descend below a cloud layer.…

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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