# Accident 19890407006789A: Piper PA32260, Richmond, VA, April 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5607° N, 77.3809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5607&lon=-77.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766RW-1991-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407006789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. DID NOT USE CARB HEAT. HIT TREES LANDING IN FIELD. ICING IN AREA. CONDUCTIVE TO INDUCTION ICE.

## 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 BFO89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA028), Apr 7, 1989: Piper PA-32-260B (N766RW), Richmond, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE OF INDUCTION ICING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE CONDITIONS CONDUVICE TO INDUCTION ICING AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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