# Accident 19890926036199A: Piper PA32260, Portland, OR, September 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1989, 13:21 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5700° N, 122.5908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5700&lon=-122.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3660W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3660W-1992-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890926036199A

## Narrative

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

LOW AND CLOSE TO A LANDING 727 LOST CONTROL IN WAKE TURBULENCE ON SHORT FINAL. DRAGGED A WING AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 SEA89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA178), Sep 26, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N3660W), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WAKE TURBULENCE AND REMEDIAL ACTION NOT POSSIBLE.

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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