# Accident 19891125046649A: Piper PA32300, Boulder City, NV, November 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1989, 17:05 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9891° N, 114.8103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9891&lon=-114.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416CP-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 512 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125046649A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AT DUSK WITH RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHTS ONLY. TOUCHED DOWN MISALIGNED WITH RUNWAY AND RAN OFF INTO A 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 SEA90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA022), Nov 26, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N416CP), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ATTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DITCH AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

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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