# Incident 19901228056339I: Piper PA34220T, Skaneateles, NY, December 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1990, 02:35 local time
- Place: Skaneateles, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYDA
- Location: 43.0302° N, 76.4402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0302&lon=-76.4402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8434H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8434H-2009-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91IA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228056339I

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES STOPPED OPERATING INFLIGHT. EMERGENCY LANDING IN PASTURE.

## 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 NYC91IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91IA053), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA-34-200T (N8434H), Elbridge, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A PROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS, AND A MISREADING FUEL GAUGE WHICH RESULTED IN A DOUBLE POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N8434H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920123000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920123000919A), Jan 23, 1992: Piper PA34200T (N8434H), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Both engines quit on climbout. Landed gear up in hayfield. No engine defects found. Fuel on board.

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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