# Accident 19890515011499A: Piper PA24250, Winslow, AR, May 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Winslow, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8008° N, 94.1290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8008&lon=-94.1290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8199P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8199P-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515011499A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS VFR. LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD. LOST PART OF WING. CRASHED. LOW TIME PILOT

## 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 MKC89FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA110), May 15, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N8199P), Winslow, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLYING INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N8199P (1)

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

- [Incident 19800113012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800113012149I), Jan 13, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N8199P), Marlboro, NJ, Minor damage. Main landing gear side brace broke on rollout.

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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