# Accident 19891005038879A: Piper PA28RT201T, Palm Springs, CA, October 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1989, 17:14 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8498° N, 116.5600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8498&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3063T-1996-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,665 total, 877 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038879A

## Narrative

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

MADE CLOSE LOW PATTERN BEHIND LANDING 727 JET. LOST CONTROL ROLLED VERTICAL AND CRASHED. WEIGHT OVER GROSS.AFT CG.

## 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 LAX90FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA002), Oct 6, 1989: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N3063T), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE PROCEDURES, WHICH RESULTED IN A VORTEX TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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