# Accident 19910323007299A: Piper PA23160, Portland, ME, March 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1991, 16:08 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4155P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4155P-2003-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 31 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910323007299A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RIGHT ENGINE. UNABLE FLY DUE FAILURE TO FEATHER. CARB SET TOO RICH. DID NOT LEAN. ENGINE POOR CONDITION.

## 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 NYC91LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA092), Mar 23, 1991: Piper PA-23-160 (N4155P), Westbrook, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND FLIGHT TIME IN TYPE OF AIRPLANE, THE PILOTS DECISION TO TAKE AN AIRPLANE WITH A…

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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