# Accident 20190820013929A: Piper PA-31P, East Brady, PA, August 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: East Brady, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9311° N, 79.6622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9311&lon=-79.6622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIGO-541-E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190820013929A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N90AP, PIPER PA-31P, REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED NEAR EAST BRADY, PA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NO PASSENGER AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA19LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA252), Aug 20, 2019: Piper PA 31P (N90AP), East Brady, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of left engine power 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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