# Accident 19890529013189A: Piper PA22150, Rangley, CO, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rangley, CO
- Airport: Rangley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0800° N, 108.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0800&lon=-108.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8065D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065D-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 190 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013189A

## Narrative

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

WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. THEN BLEW IT OVER.

## 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 DEN89LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA128), May 29, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N8065D), Rangely, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE HIGH WIND, GUSTS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE, AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S NEW HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WERE CONSIDERED TO…

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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