# Incident 19901107058179I: Piper PA28140, Montgomery, NY, November 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5213° N, 74.2387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5213&lon=-74.2387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1840J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1840J-2017-07-07) (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: 920 total, 153 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107058179I

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE LINKAGE BECAME SLACK DUE TO MECHANICAL MALFUNTION. LANDED SAFELY ON HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N1840J (1)

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

- [Incident 19900807041949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807041949I), Aug 7, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N1840J), Montgomery, NY, Minor damage. Engine failed to respond when throttle applied. Instructor suspects student jammed full throttle and flooded engine

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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