# Accident 19910101000059A: Piper PA28236, Wildwood, NJ, January 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1991, 14:36 local time
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81839, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81839-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 64 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101000059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT IN SANDY FIELD. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 NYC91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA054), Jan 1, 1991: Piper PA-28-236 (N81839), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N81839 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170113024499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170113024499A), Jan 13, 2017: Piper PA-28-236 (N81839), Port Orford, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot squawked 7700, reported vision loss, wreckage was subsequently located on the beach north of Port Orford, Oregon

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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