# Incident 19901101056169I: Piper PA20135, Las Vegas, NV, November 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1990, 09:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1441C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1441C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901101056169I

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS IN BETWEEN DETENTS.

## Other reports on N1441C (1)

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

- [Accident 19881119051369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051369A), Nov 19, 1988: Piper PA20135 (N1441C), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing when tailwheel steering detent pin separated. No brakes on instructors side.

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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