# Accident 19891101044139A: Piper PA60601P, Fort Myers, FL, November 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1989, 02:05 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JXLA
- Location: 26.5099° N, 81.6990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5099&lon=-81.6990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50TR-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891101044139A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON ILS APPROACH IN THICK FOG. PILOT HAD PROBLEM ACTIVATING GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 MIA90FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA022), Nov 1, 1989: Piper 601P (N50TR), Fort Myers, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THE IFR PROCEDURE AND TO IDENTIFY THE DECISION HEIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

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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