# Accident 19910627024359A: Piper PA28140, Flagstaff, AZ, June 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Vor/Dme
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2900° N, 111.3190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2900&lon=-111.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1898J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1898J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910627024359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. FORCED DOWN INTO TREES. FUEL PRIMER UNLOCKED. ENGINE SHOWED RUNNING TOO RICH MIXTURE AND QUIT.

## 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 LAX91LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA279), Jun 27, 1991: Piper PA 28-140 (N1898J), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PROPERLY LOCK THE ENGINE PRIMER CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVER RICH FUEL TO AIR MIXTURE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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