# Accident 19890212001969A: Piper PA24260, Julian, CA, February 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1989, 15:42 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0210° N, 116.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0210&lon=-116.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9240P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9240P-1991-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 480 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212001969A

## Narrative

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

NON IFR RATED BUT FILED IFR, FLEW INTO A THUNDERSTORM, LOST CONTROL AND BROKE UP IN FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX89FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA106), Feb 12, 1989: Piper PA-24-260 (N9240P), Julian, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT OF INTENTIONALLY FLYING INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS…

## Other reports on N9240P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780901016779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901016779I), Sep 1, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N9240P), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Wing tip struck pole while maneuvering on ramp.

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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