# Accident 19890731025589A: Piper PA28R201T, College Park, MD, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 01:08 local time
- Place: College Park, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9905° N, 76.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9905&lon=-76.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64MB-1990-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731025589A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AREA THUNDERSTORMS. SPIRAL DIVE AND PULL UP CAUSED BREAKUP. PLANE OVER GROSS. PILOT NOT CURRENT IFR.

## 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 BFO89FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA065), Jul 31, 1989: Piper PA-28R-201T (N64MB), College Park, MD, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE STABILATORS AND…

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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