# Accident 19891114045249A: Piper PA32R300, Raleigh-Durham, NC, November 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1989, 05:55 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FOWA
- Location: 35.8298° N, 78.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8298&lon=-78.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4945F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4945F-1991-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 110 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891114045249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON ILS APPROACH IN DENSE FOG AT NIGHT. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL90LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA027), Nov 14, 1989: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4945F), Morrisville, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE DARK NIGHT AND INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4945F (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811204086471I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204086471I), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Greenville, ME, Minor damage. On landing roll with gear down and locked, nose gear down lock hook broke and nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19790804030949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030949I), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. During takeoff roll pilot noticed he had no airspeed indication. Dirt in static system. Overran runway end.
- [Incident 19780302014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302014119I), Mar 2, 1978: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on an icy taxiway. Slid into a snowbank.

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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