# Accident 19911218056989A: Piper PA28140, Goshen, NY, December 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1991, 15:50 local time
- Place: Goshen, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4000° N, 74.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4000&lon=-74.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55685, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55685-1992-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911218056989A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STALLED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. LINEMAN HAD IMPROPERLY INSTALLED NOSE LIGHT SEAL. BLOCKED INTAKE

## 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 NYC92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA048), Dec 18, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N55685), Goshen, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING FROM THE INGESTION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO THE CARBURETOR AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MAINTENANCE…

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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