# Accident 19890704019429A: Piper PA30, Springfield, TN, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 17:03 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4894° N, 86.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4894&lon=-86.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7554Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7554Y-1990-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 363 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704019429A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED THUNDERSTORM AREA. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 ATL89FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA174), Jul 4, 1989: Piper PA-30 (N7554Y), Springfield, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER WHICH RESULTED IN HIS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

## Other reports on N7554Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19761004033189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004033189A), Oct 4, 1976: Piper PA30 (N7554Y), Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. Nml mode gear mlfcn-worn brushes,brt inst lte rheostat caused gear warning lte to dim.

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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