# Accident 19901212053899A: Piper PA28151, Jupiter, FL, December 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1990, 16:57 local time
- Place: Jupiter, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9196° N, 80.0992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9196&lon=-80.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4480F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4480F-1996-09-13) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901212053899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE KNOCK AND POWER LOSS FLYING LOW OFFSHORE. DITCHED IN OCEAN. NR2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. WORN GUIDE.

## 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 MIA91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA043), Dec 12, 1990: Piper PA-28-151 (N4480F), Jupiter, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF AN EXHAUST VALVE, DUE TO A VALVE GUIDE THAT WAS WORN BEYOND SPECIFICATIONS.

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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