# Accident 19890829032469A: Piper STCPA22, Moose Lake, MN, August 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1989, 19:45 local time
- Place: Moose Lake, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4390° N, 92.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4390&lon=-92.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2841P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2841P-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 218 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032469A

## Narrative

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

CORRODED WING STRUT BROKE NEAR FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT AND WING FOLDED. VERTICAL IMPACT. SERVICE DIRECTIVE 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 MKC89FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA191), Aug 30, 1989: Piper PA-20 (N2841P), Moose Lake, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: SEVERE CORROSION OF THE LOWER FORWARD LIFT STRUT FOR THE RIGHT WING, INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE LIFT STRUT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE LIFT STRUT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN…

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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