# Accident 19910731038369A: Piper PA28140, Manning, IA, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Manning, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8992° N, 95.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8992&lon=-95.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N423FL) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731038369A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER WITH HEAVY LEFT WING,DAMAGED FIREWALL LANDING IN CORNFIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY RIGHT FUEL TANK.

## 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 CHI91LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA237), Jul 31, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N423FL), Manning, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER SELECTION OF FUEL TANKS AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N423FL (1)

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

- [Incident 19950701032429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701032429I), Jul 1, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N423FL), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Landed nose wheel first. Porpoised by time he stopped the prop engine mount and nose gear were bent.

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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