# Accident 19890131001619A: Piper PA31310, Reno, NV, January 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1989, 21:59 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5403° N, 119.7495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5403&lon=-119.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88RG-1989-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131001619A

## Narrative

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

TURBOCHARGER FAILED RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNING GEAR PROBLEM. FEATHERED RIGHT PROP. GOT BELOW VMC. CRASHED.

## 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 SEA89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA045), Feb 1, 1989: Piper PA-31 (N88RG), Sparks, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FORCED LANDING PROFILE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT TURBOCHARGER AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

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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