# Accident 20190911012979A: Piper PA-28-201T, Boca Raton, FL, September 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3786° N, 80.1083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3786&lon=-80.1083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2890T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2890T-2020-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-201T
- Reported engine: TELEDYNE CONTINETAL TSIO-360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911012979A

## Narrative

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

PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATING A 1979 PIPER PA-28-201T, S/N 28-7921088, N2890T HAD ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE BOCA RATON AIRPORT. PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT TO LAND THEN LOSING CONTROL CRASHING ON ROAD NEXT BOCA RATON AIRPORT. BOTH PILOTS INJURED.

## 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 CEN19LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA317), Sep 11, 2019: Piper PA28 (N2890T), Boca Raton, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence and the pilot’s decision to take off without fully troubleshooting the partial loss of engine power…

## Other reports on N2890T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920523027099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523027099I), May 23, 1992: Piper PA28201T (N2890T), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Struck a parked Cessna 180 while turning around during taxi for takeoff.

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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