# Accident 19890219002289A: Piper PA46310P, Angel Fire, NM, February 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1989, 16:20 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3895° N, 105.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3895&lon=-105.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9092W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9092W-1991-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,160 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219002289A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING LIFTED BY STRONG GUST ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED IN A SNOWBANK. WIND SHIFTED TO 190 40 KT

## 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 DEN89LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA078), Feb 19, 1989: Piper PA-46-310P (N9092W), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS AND SNOWBANK WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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