# Accident 19890716028449A: Piper PA24250, Hartleton, PA, July 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1989, 11:58 local time
- Place: Hartleton, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8998° N, 77.1604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8998&lon=-77.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6206P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6206P-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,419 total, 24 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716028449A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS ENTERED SQUALL LINE,LOST CONTROL IN MICROBURST.AIRFRAME FAILURE AND CRASH. OBSERVED SPINNING PRIOR CRASH.

## 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 NYC89FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA167), Jul 16, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N6206P), Hartleton, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT TO BE EXCEEDED AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N6206P (1)

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

- [Incident 19801205087269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801205087269I), Dec 5, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6206P), Cabool, MO, Minor damage. Zg forced landing after fuel exhaustion. Found collapsed fuel cell.

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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