# Accident 19890620016249A: Piper PA23250, Stanley, ID, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2600° N, 114.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2600&lon=-114.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6471Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6471Y-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620016249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE FOLLOWING RIVER AT LOW ALTITUDE. A SNOWSTORM IN AREA OF CRASH.

## 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 SEA89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA113), Jun 20, 1989: Piper PA-23-250 (N6471Y), Stanley, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE SNOW SQUALLS AND OBSCURED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN THE AREA.

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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