# Accident 19901120051519A: Piper PA28140, Winston Salem, NC, November 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1990, 18:13 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0097° N, 80.1792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0097&lon=-80.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8774N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8774N-2014-11-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 310 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120051519A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SIEZED. FORCE LANDED IN LAKE. PISTON PIN FAILED. PRIOR OIL PRESSURE LOSS NOT INVESTIGATED

## 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 ATL91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA019), Nov 20, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N8774N), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A PISTON PIN PLUG WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE AN INADEQUATE ENGINE OVERHAUL WHICH LED TO PREMATURE ENGINE WEAR, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN…

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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