# Accident 20190419004569A: Piper PA-28-235, Dwight, IL, April 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2019, 16:35 local time
- Place: Dwight, IL
- Airport: Dwight
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1328° N, 88.4383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1328&lon=-88.4383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190419004569A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE AT 6500 MSL, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES SW OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PIC PERFORMED THE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.  WITH A ALTERNATE FUEL SOURCE SELECTED THE ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN AND THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AVAILABLE AIRPORT.  UPON A GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN19LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA126), Apr 19, 2019: Piper PA28 (N838JH), Dwight, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a restriction in fuel flow for undetermined reasons.

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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