# Accident 19890626017619A: Piper PA60601, Cleveland, TX, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 03:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TX
- Airport: Cleveland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GXXA
- Location: 30.3396° N, 95.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3396&lon=-95.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601MF-2014-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 7106010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,624 total, 30 in this make and model, 322 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017619A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES FAILED OVER AIRPORT. CRASHED OFF AIRPORT IN BRUSH.

## 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 FTW89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA118), Jun 26, 1989: Piper PA-601B (N601MF), Cleveland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO FUEL STARVATION BECAUSE THE PLT MISJUDGED HIS FUEL SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL PER TANKS, AND AS A RESULT MISMANAGED THE SUPPLY REMAINING.

## Other reports on N601MF (1)

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

- [Incident 19890112006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890112006359I), Jan 12, 1989: Piper PA60601P (N601MF), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Found right wheel assembly had separated from right main gear. Cause undetermined.

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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