# Accident 19890504010739A: Piper PA28201T, Stockton, CA, May 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8133A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8133A-1991-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 460 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010739A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED HE MIGHT TRY A SNAP ROLL EN ROUTE. AIRCRAFT NORMAL CATEGORY EXCLUDES ACROBATICS.

## 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 LAX89FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA178), May 4, 1989: Piper PA-28-201T (N8133A), Stockton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO PERFORM AEROBATICS WHICH RESULTED IN THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE BEING EXCEEDED DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

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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