# Accident 19890716022339A: Piper PA28236, York, PA, July 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1989, 21:30 local time
- Place: York, PA
- Airport: York Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9209° N, 76.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9209&lon=-76.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2829D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829D-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 288 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716022339A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED LOW FLYING PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY. HIT GROUND AND CARTWHEELED. WAS ON ADF APPROACH.

## 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 NYC89FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA166), Jul 17, 1989: Piper PA-28-236 (N2829D), Thomasville, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FLY THE PUBLISHED APPROACH PROCEDURE, WHICH RESULTED IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO THE TERRAIN.

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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