# Accident 19901030047469A: Piper PA28181, Elkton, MD, October 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1990
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6002° N, 75.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6002&lon=-75.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4321M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4321M-1994-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901030047469A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE.

## 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 BFO91FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA008), Oct 30, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N4321M), Elkton, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N4321M (1)

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

- [Incident 19890713039769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713039769I), Jul 13, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N4321M), Willow Grove, PA. VFR pilot caught in IFR weather was assisted by ATC to descend and land at the nearest airport.

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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