# Accident 19891011039929A: Piper PA32RT300T, Dallas, TX, October 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1989, 20:28 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9600° N, 96.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9600&lon=-96.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30263 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,520 total, 950 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011039929A

## Narrative

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

LANDING LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT ON LANDING AND TAXI. GOT OFF TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A POLE IN THE DARK,SETTLED INTO DITCH

## 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 FTW90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA009), Oct 12, 1989: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N30263), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE TAXI DURING DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS WITHOUT TAXIWAY LIGHTS, AN OPERABLE LANDING LIGHT OR, ASSISTANCE FROM AIRPORT PERSONNEL.

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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