# Accident 19890704025519A: Piper PA16, Minot, ND, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 21:01 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: Minot International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2302° N, 101.2893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2302&lon=-101.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5295H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5295H-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 10 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704025519A

## Narrative

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

HEARD THUD, UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN TO GROUND IMPACT. DOOR  FRAME TUBING SEPARATED DUE CORROSION. AD NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 DEN89FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA155), Jul 5, 1989: Piper PA-16 (N5295H), Minot, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME TUBING (LONGERON) AT THE LOWER FORWARD DOOR FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH SERVICE BULLETIN #819.

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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