# Accident 19890123001129A: Piper PA34200T, Las Cruces, NM, January 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1989, 17:05 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2191° N, 106.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2191&lon=-106.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3070M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3070M-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 46 in this make and model, 408 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890123001129A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE OUT WITH GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. NO GEAR. BEGAN GO AROUND. UNABLE RESTORE POWER. CRASH LANDED

## 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 DEN89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA068), Jan 24, 1989: Piper PA-34-200T (N3070M), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S), AND THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR…

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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