# Accident 19891127047269A: Piper PA46350P, Des Moines, IA, November 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1989, 17:26 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5298° N, 93.5699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5298&lon=-93.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919S-1995-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,278 total, 739 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127047269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON ILS APPROACH. STALLED 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 DEN90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA027), Nov 27, 1989: Piper PA-46P-350 (N919S), Des Moines, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S). THE LIGHT CONDITIONS (DUSK) AND TREES IN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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