# Accident 19890503010689A: Piper PA60601, New Iberia, LA, May 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1989, 19:01 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9997° N, 91.8107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9997&lon=-91.8107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90619, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90619-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,079 total, 1,956 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890503010689A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN A PARKING LOT ON CLIMBOUT. LEFT ENGINE PISTONS DAMAGED BY OVERBOOST.

## 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 FTW89FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA089), May 4, 1989: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601 (N90619), New Iberia, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS EXCESSIVE MANIFOLD PRESSURE INDICATIONS FOR THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION IN…

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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