# Accident 19891119045909A: Piper PA24250, Vancouver, WA, November 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1989, 07:50 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6291° N, 122.5197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6291&lon=-122.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8289P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8289P-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119045909A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT AND CRASHED. VFR PILOT ALSO LACKED RECENT TIME.

## 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 SEA90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA019), Nov 19, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N8289P), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, PILOT'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT QUALIFICATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW…

## Other reports on N8289P (1)

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

- [Accident 19780807043119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807043119A), Aug 7, 1978: Piper PA24400 (N8289P), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. L & r main fuel tanks full,aux tanks empty.

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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