# Accident 19890716022359A: Piper PA32R301T, Celina, TX, July 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1989, 13:43 local time
- Place: Celina, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3201° N, 96.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3201&lon=-96.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4360K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4360K-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 119 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716022359A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION ON LIFTOFF FROM SOFT SOD STRIP. WIRE STRIKE CAUSED FATAL CRASH. REQUIRED LONGER RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW89FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA137), Jul 16, 1989: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4360K), Celina, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. RELATED FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY AREA, THE RUNWAY/TERRAIN CONDITIONS, AND OBSTRUCTIONS/POWER LINES BEYOND THE…

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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