# Accident 19991128046799A: Piper PA28140, Ischua, NY, November 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1999, 09:35 local time
- Place: Ischua, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0799° N, 78.4297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0799&lon=-78.4297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7407J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7407J-2002-12-02) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128046799A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1999 AT 0935 LOCAL, A PA-28-140, N7407J WAS DESTROYED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED BY ENGINE PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION. THE PILOT LANDED ON A CLEARED FIELD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (100 KIAS)  WITH NO FLAPS EXTENDED.  THE POST-CRASH ENGINE EXMINATION REVEALED BOOST PUMP AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP CONTAMINATION WITH WATER.

## 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 IAD00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA008), Nov 28, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N7407J), Olean, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power from water-contaminated fuel due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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