# Accident 19901226056199A: Piper PA28161, Gardner, KS, December 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8107° N, 94.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8107&lon=-94.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84499, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84499-1991-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226056199A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOSING POWER AND STRUCK TREES AT HIGH SPEED. WITNESS REPORT ENGINES FULL POWER. TRIM FULL NOSE DOWN.

## 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 CHI91FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA053), Dec 27, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N84499), Gardner, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N84499 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850106000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850106000329A), Jan 6, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N84499), Olathe_________, KS, Substantial damage. On landing rollout, aircraft fishtailed and turned to right on brake application. Left side of runway, hit median.

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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