# Accident 19910711027109A: Piper PA23160, Fort Worth, TX, July 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1991, 10:33 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Bourland Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5299° N, 97.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5299&lon=-97.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289RL-1991-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,377 total, 46 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910711027109A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE TURNING UPWIND. STUDENT HAD FULL RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER.CFI TOOK OVER,DID NOT FEATHER. CRASHED.

## 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 FTW91LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA120), Jul 11, 1991: Piper PA-23 (N289RL), Cresson, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND THE FAILURE OF THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N289RL (1)

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

- [Accident 19891127047819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127047819A), Nov 27, 1989: Piper PA23160 (N289RL), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Student over controlled rudder on touch and go. CFI took over but had not brakes to aid recovery. Hit fence post.

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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