# Accident 19891115045709A: Piper PA28R200, White Plains, NY, November 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1989, 23:35 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1300° N, 73.7101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1300&lon=-73.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55399-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891115045709A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON ILS APPROACH AT NIGHT NEAR ZERO IMC. DESCENDED BELOW DH. S TURNS ACROSS LOCALIZER. LOW IFR SKILL.

## 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 NYC90FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA030), Nov 16, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55399), New Castle, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE ILS DURING THE ILS APPROACH AND FAILED TO PERFORM THE MISSED APPROACH.

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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