# Accident 19901215054319A: Piper PA28181, Olla, LA, December 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1990, 22:23 local time
- Place: Olla, LA
- Airport: Olla Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8898° N, 92.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8898&lon=-92.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8460Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8460Q-1999-02-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215054319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FALTERED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO TREES. CARBURETOR FLOAT COLLAPSED,U ARM BENT.PRIOR SQUAWK WENT UNATTENDED

## 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 FTW91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA025), Dec 16, 1990: Piper PA28-181 (N8460Q), Olla, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE COLLAPSED CARBURETOR FLOAT AND RESTRICTED MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL METERING NEEDLE. FACTORS WERE THE DARKNIGHT, THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, AND THE OPERATOR'S MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILURE TO INSPECT…

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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