# Accident 19910823040149A: Piper PA28151, Freeburg, IL, August 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1991, 18:25 local time
- Place: Freeburg, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4196° N, 89.9010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4196&lon=-89.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8479F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8479F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,322 total, 205 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823040149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON PRACTICE SLOW FLIGHT,LANDED ON A ROAD AND STRUCK ROAD SIGN. WORN THROTTLE LOCK. NO OTHER DEFECT.

## 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 CHI91LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA272), Aug 23, 1991: Piper PA-28-151 (N8479F), Freeburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL BY THE PIC/CFI. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE FRICTION ON THE MIXTURE CONTROL LEVER.

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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